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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 AVIS <marieavis001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <avis1marie@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:53:58 -0500
Subject: DEAR SENIOR, URGENT INFORMATION

Dear senior
 
I am Miss. Marie Avis, Iraqis based operational girl, I confide on your profile that you will not let me down in anyway and decide to tell you everything about my confidential business opportunity since I cannot transact alone.
 
I work at Triumphant Food Court, US . Camp Balad East, Balad Iraqi around the U.S. military base in Balad, (Balad Airbase) about 60 miles from north of Baghdad and based on my good cooperation with soldiers in the airbase, a huge amount of U.S. Dollars was recovered by my top military pals and they brought it to my office and after sharing the fund my cut is Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only ($10.5million) and it was delivered to Cotonou Republic of Benin by Red-Cross Aircraft by special arrangement and it was safely deposited in security deposit Company in Cotonou as a foreigner valuable belongings as was stated for security measure.
 
Hence my age and class in the society prohibited me to claim the fund myself I sincerely considered your high influence as big advantage and choose to front you to receive the fund while we share the fund 60% to me and 30% will be given to you, while 10% will take care of expense at the end of the transaction.
 
See website: http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1103032.html
 
If you are interested in this transaction please send your full name and your identity card immediately and I will gently detailed you on how we will make the documents related to the consignments containing the $10.5million to reflect in your name for smooth and successful transferring the fund to you either by cash delivery to your doorstep or by bank to bank wire transfer.
 
I sincerely assure you this business is 100% risk free and attach is the detail documents.
 
Yours Faithfully,
Miss. Marie Avis.

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