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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: ofnote4@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:13:46 +0200
Subject: My Dearest Friend Reply Urgent.


My Dearest Friend,

I am Mr Marc Faber, Retired Fellow Swiss resident Great Britain. I am
contacting you
after a financial aid of 17.500 000 (Twenty Three million five hundred
thousand Euros), I
want to bring you into this business deal so you can realize your
dream or solve your
financial problems.

Do not be surprised at this offer very surprising because I undertake
this action so that
the Lord God Almighty can forgive all these acts of deceit and
trickery that I have done
for over 30 years that I served by deceiving and cheating the honest
families and
individuals who have placed a blind trust in me and giving me their
economies to grow. I
do a lot of unsavory things in my life, I made a lot of unhappy people
just for my own
interests, and all that weighs on my heart today as I did able enough
to live because of
lung cancer which I suffer So I took the flight to the USA for a long
treatment Medical
expiration while they manage to save my life.

So I was to see this effect after a spiritual counselor which after my
confession, He
advised me to donate and help people being in financial need for the
development projects
of their dreams with much of the money that I have Lodged in a bank
here in Beninese to
avoid the high rates of taxes Europeans.

I can confirm that you run no risk by accepting this financial
assistance because
everything will be in agreement with the legislation, procedure for
transfer of these
funds will be initiated by contacting with my lawyer on the go in this
country and who
will do all the necessary with you.

In case you are interested, please feel free to contact me to the
following email
address: (marcfaberall@gmail.com), On behalf of the Lord maker of heaven
and earth, the
fund you benefit in the right direction, and I advise you to keep this
very confidential.

Very Sincerely

Mr Marc Faber
So I await your urgent response

Une messagerie gratuite, garantie à vie et des services en plus, ça vous tente ?
Je crée ma boîte mail www.laposte.net

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