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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: mary mike <joyfrank_p18@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: mary mike <marymike5050@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:41:29 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello




 
Hi Dear ,


Compliments of the day!!
I hope this mail shall find you well and healthy how are you today and your
work,hope fine.


Please permit me to inform you my desire of going into business relationship
with you.
We have not met before but with time both of us will know each other better
and you should understand my situation and how much I need your help.


My names is mary mike, I am a single daughter of 23 age I believe and also
have the feeling that in todays world, neither race, nationality nor
religion will any longer posse a barrier to male/female relationships. And i
also believe that age has nothing to do with true and real love
relationship. What i believe honest,


I am from Sierra Leone in west Africa and presently i am residing in the
refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was
fought in my country couple of years now, The rebels attacked our house one
early morning killing my mother and my father during the civil war in my
country may their gentle soul rest in perfect peace, I am the only one alive
now then i have to ran to a nearby country which is where I'm now in the
refugee camp in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR) United nation


High commission for refuge knew one takes care of me here no brother no
sister no parents am sharing tears every day My condition here is very hard
to me the only problem i have now is how to come out of this camp and get
freedom and live a better life because am in a bitter situation now i am
really suffering here in the camp,


I want you to help me to stand as my foreign partner so that i can seek
withdrawal of the deposit from the finance company to your position in order
for me to join you for the investment of the money,


My Late My father deposited the sum of $ 5.5 three million five hundred
thousand U.S Dollars in a security company in Dakar Senegal as family
treasure. being the only child of my late father ,my name mary in the
deposit documents as next of kin. This money was realised from gold and
diamonds sales my late father made when he was alife,


I don't have power to receive the deposit from them because i am in the
refugee camp, i want it to be transfered to you before my arrival to meet
you and i want us to use the money to support our future life, As you will
invest the money in any movable business of your best knowledge, and i will
complete my school when i come over there,


The Director of the holding firm, have promised to release the deposit by my
late father in any where in the world, The Director of the holding firm,
told me that my deposit will be transfer once we are ready,


I need your complete information such as 1.YOUR FULL
NAME:.........................
2.YOUR ADDRESS............................
3.YOUR NATIONALITY:...............
4.YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE...............
5.YOUR CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER:.............
6.YOUR FAX NUMBER:..............
8.YOUR Age:.....................


This will help me to nominate you to the holding firm as my foreign partner
that will receive the deposit on my behalf, the will transferring the
deposit to your position immediately


I want you to know that my involvement with you will never be in vain or for
you to regret it i am pleading with you to help me out, All the vital
documents will be fax to you as My foreign partner who will receive the fund
for the investment.


I choose you because the spirit in me had assured me you will handle it as
it's your own because the inheritance is only thing left for my survival.
once you revice the deposit you will send money to me so that i can be able
to obtian my visa documents i shall fly over to join you immediately for the
establishment of our relationship and investments of money,


Please be assured that you will be rewarded for helping me as i have decided
to invest the funds with you i am willing and ready to follow whatever
advise you shall advise me to follow. i have to relocate immediately this
asset is being transfered to you for me to settle down there under your
guardiance,


May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon. Please mail me




I wishing you a most divine blessing in all your endeavors. Hope to read
back from you at mail,


Yours Sincerely mary mike,

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