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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: MARK EDWARD <aileen.esler@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <edwardmark99@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 17:20:09 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN






It's with trust and
confidence that I make this urgent and important Contact to you because
of the prevailing financial report reaching my office .I'm Mark Edward,
newly appointed as the director of all foreign own payment. I was
moved to contact you to see how we can assist each other. I want you to stand
as the rightful beneficiary to receive an inheritance Sum of (19.8Million
USD), that was Gazetted by the Foreign Remittance Department to be
released to one of our late customer Mr. Brown Johnson who was approved
to be the beneficiary of the total sum. We has sent several Notification
to his forwarded address and found out that he is no more, he died in an Auto
accident with his wife and 6months later the same year 2006 his only son died
because of injuries he sustained during the accident and he did not state in
his will any next of kin that will stand for the claim of the fund.



My purpose for contacting you is this, I want you
to stand as Mr. Brown Next of Kin to receive this fund, I would want us to
invest this money in Hotel and Real estate Business, depending on your
choice. I will update you with all the legal and necessary information
regarding this transaction as soon as I confirm your full interest to work with
me. Please if you are interested kindly provide the following
information’s

1. Full
name:……………………………………………………..

2. Contact/home
address:…………………………………..

3. Direct
Telephone:……………………………………………..

4. Age/occupation:……………………………………………….

Send direct to
my personal email address for privacy: (edwardmark99@gmail.com)





Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person to work with, I will update
you with all the necessary information as soon as I get your mail.



Regard's



Mr. Mark Edward,

Director, Economic and Social Development,

Foreign Department.

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