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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: Silva Marshal <silva_marshal2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: silva_marshal@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:46:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Bless You


From: Mrs Silva Marshals
E-mail :( silva_marshals@yahoo.fr)

ATTN;
I
am Mrs.Silva Marshals, a widow to late Edward Marshal, I am 75 yrs old,
I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time Breast
Cancer, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and
it's quite obvious that I won't live more than two weeks, According to
my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
dangerous stage and has blown out.

My late husband was killed
during the U.S raid against terrorism in Afghanistan, and during the
period of our marriage without child. My late husband was very wealthy
and after his death I inherited all his business and wealth.

My
late husband relatives are wishing me death because all they are
Concerned about is my Late Husband Wealth. They want me to die so that
they can be able to claim all
that my late husband left behind before he died. Simply because I did
not had another child for my late husband after my first child died,
that is the custom here, and a very sad one, and they called me all sort
of names as they claimed is their custom to inflict pain to any barren
women so as to proke them to live.they even accused me of killed my
husband but I cannot kill the man I love. I want you to claim this fund
and use it to help the poor and less privileged in your country instead
of my late husband relative to have access to this fund, I rather hand
it over to somebody who understand my pains and ready to go through the
process of claiming this money, deposited in a security company. Because
if this fund get to my late husband relatives, they will Misuse the
fund for an unworthy act. I am doing this because this is my Mission on
Earth as inspired from above and has been directed to you.

I have
divided some part of this wealth, to
contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, and
Asia and also in Europe. I prayed over it, and I am willing to donate on
your behalf, the total sum of Five Million Great Britain Pounds (GBP5,
000,000.00) to be used for the Poor, the Less Privilege, the Charity
Organization and the Orphanage Home and My nurse maid who has been
helping me all these time at the hospital, Miss Carol Ibe will be the
only individual benefactor to this money as I will like you to send to
her the sum of hundred thousand dollars only. (£100.000.00) when this
money is transferred to you. I don't need any telephone communication in
this regard because of my health and confidential purpose. I cannot
give her this money from here because of the nature of the deposit by my
late husband.

My attorney will file in an application for the
transfer of the money in your name. Lastly, I honestly pray that this
money when transferred will be used for the said
purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without Christ is vanity.

lease kindly get back to me on my
private email address (silva_marshal@yahoo.fr) if you are willing to
help for further details and directive.

 Bless You
Mrs.Silva Marshals

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