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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: MARCY JOHNSON <marcyjohnson12@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:36:03 +0000
Subject: i need your help from your daughter


DEAR IN CHRIST,

My name is miss MARCY JOHNSON, 23yrs old girl,
from Ghana , i am the first daughter of my late father Chief Dr John
Azuh. Who die unbelievable deaths on car accident on 24th SEPTEMBER
2013 before the death of my father he left deposited $11.5millon
dollar, For me and GOLD AND DIAMOND at Bank, now my uncles want to take
it alone and live us ,

Please I need your help to save this
money and which we want to transfer to you and come to you for our
school and up keeping in your city , please if you do this for me , i
promise you 30% of the money, but i want to leave Africa to another
country for my life,

I met the bank manager who advice me to open
the account in your name and the bank will Load the money in ATM visa
card and send to you,
Please all I need
from you
Your full name
Address
Contact number
Your ID
Attach
is the Certificate of Deposit and deposit slip my father use to deposit
the money and my passport with my pictures for my school and safety
life, because my uncles are not happy about the money my father left for
me as only daughter, and they are try to kill me, and take the money,
so that i can't go to school again.Hope to hear from you soon, Please
email me back

Yours

Daughter
MARCY JOHNSON,

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