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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: "Ms. Mary Du Toit David" <marydutoit@gonowmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mary@wmail.osobie.net
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 11:02:19 +0200
Subject: Re: Request For Assistance.

Greetings,

I am Ms Mary Du Toit David I am a citizen of the Republic of Ghana in Africa,
although it may come to you as a surprise receiving this mail from me without
a due knowledge of me.I was once married to Mr. Alan David Du Toit a citizen
of the South Africa Republic with Passport Copy attached below who died along
side with his Business Partner Mr. Gonzalez Cifuentes Erwin Hernan a citizen
of the Guatemala Republic in a car accident on the 4th of July 2005 here in
Accra Ghana.

My late husband Mr. Alan David Du Toit and his Business Partner Mr Gonzalez
Cifuentes Erwin Hernan where both Gold Merchandise Exporters from Ghana to
North America, South, Central American and Europe.

Ever since my late husband's death I have been facing series of attacks from
my late husband's family over the distribution of his wealths, my late husband's
family has already succeeded in taking over almost all my late husband's
properties in his home Cape town.

I am only left with the sum of $12M USD (Twelve Million USA Dollars) and 60KG
of Av Gold dust in Two Consignment Boxes which my late husband and his Business
Partner deposited in a PARTNERSHIP joint ACCOUNT with the Security Company here
in Accra Ghana with all complete proof documents in my custody.

The Management of this Security Company where my late husband and his partner
deposited this funds and gold has written a Notification Letter addressed to my
late husband.On this Notification Letter from my late husband Security Company
there is a serious warning that my late husband funds would be confiscated
if failure to come forward for claim of this Funds/Gold.

This is why I decided to contact you to play the role of relatives to my late
husband partner and help me recover this funds and gold from this Security
Company, since it is only when I present my late husband's business partner
representative to this Security Company, only then this Security Company can
allowed release of the Consignment.

For this reason, I will send to you every Details/Documents and my late husband
International Passport copy and my own copy International Passport and the
Notification Letter from my late husband Security Company and most importantly
the Death Certificate copy of my late husband from the Government General
Hospital here in Accra Ghana.

Please forward your details to me if you are willing to assist me for the
recovering of my late husband's Funds/Gold, I agreed to give you 20% share of
this whole Funds and Gold once we recover this funds and moved to your country
through your efforts and mine, I will travel out of Ghana Africa to join you
in your country and invest this funds and gold in your country with you through
your assistance.

Once I received your Personal Details I shall contact a Lawyer who will Draft
the LEGAL COURT POWER OF ATTORNEY which will give you Next of Kin Right to
represent my late husband business partner,this Lawyer shall also represent you
here in my late husband Security Company in the cause of recovering this funds
and shipment transfer across to your country before I join you, please reply me
through my personal private email address mary@wmail.osobie.net. You can verify
this by contacting the Judiciary Service of Ghana website www.judicial.gov.gh
as I have registerred my intention to claim this Consignments in the Judiciary
Service.

I am awaiting your urgent reply.

Yours Truly,

Ms. Mary Du Toit David

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