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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "marianagyimah@cantv.net" <marianagyimah@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:48:09 -0430
Subject: Dearest Beloved,

Dearest Beloved,

My name is Marian Agyimah.I Saw your contact information details, henceforth I decided to contact you immediately with my proposal.My late father’s relatives are hunting my life, because of the wealth and assets that my father left behind as I'm the only child.
 
 Please I am looking for a foster caring partner,business partner as I believe will be a God sent person who will be a role model to me and would be advising me on how best to handle sensitive matters like this. He would also help me in the transfer to his/her country the sum of $10M and 150kg gold for investment purpose, after which I would travel out to meet him/her in his country.
 
My late father was a gold and diamond merchant and that is where he made his wealth from. If you know that you are that kind of person that I really need to assist me, then kindly feel free to contact me back immediately through my above contact email detail, so that I can throw more light and send you all the evidence and proof of funds for the entire transaction.
 
I wish you can work with me in honesty and sincere mind, because this is the kind of person that I'm looking for and I don't want anybody to deceive me and run away with all my inheritance. Thanks in advance and remain blessed.
 
Yours faithfully,
Marian Agyimah

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