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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: "Favour Manis" <www-data@mraws.nuxlabs.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:44:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmVxdWVzdCBGb3IgYXNzaXN0YW5jZSw=?=

You're Invited!


Request For assistance,
Hello my Dearest please respond urgent in this Id ( prsfavourmanis@yahoo.com )

it is my desire to have business relationship with you. I contacted you after going through your profile,I prayed over it before contact you as the spirit directed, and I Believe that you are a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with

My full name is Miss Princes Favour Manis the only duagther of late
Mr.Joseph Manis. My father was a very wealthy businessman Cocoa and GOLD machant he operated in west africa from SIERA LONE. GHANA.LIBERIA MALI. BOUKINA FASO.NIGER REP.AND NIGERIA .INCLUDING CAMAROUN, and father of most powerful politicians here in Abidjan Cote,divoire my father was poisoned to death before the election in cote d,ivore 2010 by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip . My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.before his Death he told me that he have in stock large quantity of about 168kg GOLD readily available for sale THAT walth (four million five hundred thousand us dollars)USD4.500.000.00.in security company, and he deposited the sum of five million five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD5,500,000) left in a fixed deposit account in one of the Bank in abidjan the capital of Cote,divoire. that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of kin in depositing of the fund. He also exp lained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates with the colaboration of my uncle That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this fund and use it for investment purpose

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account which this money would be
transferred .

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund and to link me in a good investment
in your country since i'm still a little girl.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.


after successful transferring of this fund i am willing to offer you some percentage ,but want you to dicide how many percent you will take as compensation for your effort or input after the successful transfer of this fund into your account overseas.Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within four (4) days you signify interest to assist me,

waiting your respond with your informations in this Id prsfavourmanis@yahoo.com or you call me with this number 0022555570441

waiting for your response or your call urgent thanks
from Favour Manis thanking you in advance for helping me
Nux Labs - MaxiAmigos - Pedro Moreno #1057-D, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico CP 78170

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