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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: Marie Gubila <marie.gubila3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 07:14:40 +0000
Subject: Hello...Dearest Please reply now,


Hello...Dearest Please reply now,

Please I want to be part of your family, My name is Ms. Mary Gubila
Jonathan, the only daughter and the only child of late Chief Gubila
Jonathan , I am 18years old girl Single , My father was the Director of
Gold and Cotton products exportation in Burkina Faso before he died in
Kenya, My mother left my father when I was 7 years old, my mother came from
Kenya while my father was a Burkinabe, We all residing in Kenya ,My father
took me to a Teacher in Aga Khan high school Nairobi, It is a private
co-educational, The school is situated in Westland, along waiyaki way.

The woman took care of me until I finish my secondary school; my father
died here in Kenya and was buried here also. Before the death of my father;
He deposited the sum of $20,000 USD in one of financial institution Here in
Kenya on my name, It was the woman that used to withdrawn the money, I
don’t know anything and how she used it, But I am very happy and well
cared, When my father sickness was getting worst, He called the woman to
bring me to the house, and I was taken care of him because of that I missed
second team examination, Before my father died, He told me that some
company is owning him, And he will like to introduce me to some body, As he
was getting better He transferred the sum of $5.000,000 Us dollars to
Burkina Faso for his business, He told me that when he comes back he will
take me to Burkina Faso, That night the sickness hold him again, Before I
could call the doctor he gave up, The world was upside down in my eye I
don’t know what to do, I have to call my teacher and they came and rushed
him to the hospital but no way, My father has gone, I took the transfer
order and statement of the transfer document and move to my teachers house.


Right now I am at Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso west Africa, I never think to
go for the release of the money at this moment, I ran for my life and I
don’t want to hot the woman that took care of me since I was small, to curt
the story short, The husband of the woman wanted to rape me, I decided to
leave Kenya, I will tell you more when I come over to your country, Please
the purpose of my message is for your assistant , The bank manager said
that I most present a trustee who will stand on my behalf for the release
of the funds according to the statement abide with the deposit, The
director said that I was lucky due to my father put my name on his account
file and I have the Bank transfer Order and the statement of the transfer
with me, Please I want to be part of your family, Help me, If possible
please come and help me here; I don’t know anywhere or anybody in this
country, This is my first time.


The problem now, I don’t have a place to stay here and Hotel is very
costly, Right now I stayed in the church, Please I want to leave the
country, Is few that hear English and I found it difficult, No body to tell
my problem and the money I have is about to finish, Please help me, I
agreed to give you 30% of the money, Please I want you to help me, I got
your contact on Internet search because it is the only way I will get who
will help me and it happen you are the one, Please help me for God Sake, I
wait for your respond.


Thanks
CONTACT ME HERE (marie.gubila@laposte.net)
Ms Marie Jonathan

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