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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: nina mark <nina.mark1@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: ninamarka2@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:30:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Nina Mark


From Miss Nina Mark
  
I'm sorry to come to you in this way, I am writing this email to you with due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my message, I came across your profile and my spirit lead me to contact you, well I really needed some one honest truth full to share my feelings and my burden with you, let me introduce myself to you, I am Miss Nina Mark, 20 years old, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Marttin Mark. Originally from Coted'ivoire in West Africa.
  
My father was very wealthy businessman when he was alive he handle car imports and he was killed because of the weather's one of our family members, so that he will clam my father's property as he has don already, my mother is dying for many years ago, and my dad take good care of me as his only duaghther, Before the death of my father (September 2008) in a private hospital here in Coted'ivoire where he was admitted, he secretly called me on his bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of (9.5) million U.S. dollars he left in suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan. and he told me how he keep all the document that the bank issued to him when he put the money, and my name was written as next of kin as his only daughther, so I am contacting you to assist me and stand as my foreign partner who would like to asist I transfer the mony in your account over there in your country because I am still a little girl and I dont have a sense of movement and I
have no account that is why I come for your help,
   
Dear allows me to ask this question
(1) Can you take good care of me when I come over to your country ?
(2) Can you stand as the beneficial of the fund since I am only 20 years old. ?
(3) Can you help me as your sister / daughter / ?
(4) Can you make arrangements for me to come over to your country after the money is
transfer, and further my education and also invest money there in your country. ?
  
I have decided to offer you 15% of the total amount for your efforts and your willingness to
help me as soon as I hear from you regarding my request.I will forward to you all
necessary documents concerning this deposit in the bank contact so that you will contact the bank to transfer the money into your account
   
Thank you for your understanding.
Miss Nina Mark



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