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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Chiama Marzi Dawa" <missweaverrosario@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Miss. Chiama Marzi Dawa" <misschiamamarzi1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:39:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Thank You My Dear


Thank You My Dear

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.

I am Ms. Chiama Marzi Dawa. the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Marzi Dawa from Republic of Namibia also in Africa. My father was Cote d' Ivory Contractor Engineer based in Abidjan the economic capital of Ivory Coast in west Africa before he was poisoned to death by one of his business associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.

When my mother died,my father took me special because i am motherless before the death of my father on 30th May 2012 in a private hospital in my country which he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he deposited the sum of $6.500.000 (Six Million, five hundred thousand dollars) left in a suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name Ms Chiama Marzi Dawa as his first daughter as the next of kin in depositing the fund,and he also handed over to me the documents covering the deposit of the money.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways. 1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to. 2) To serve as the guardian of this money since I am only 21 years and i have never been in any bank transaction since i was born that's why i needed your assistance mostly.

Moreover,i am willing to offer you a reasonable % of the total sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

May our almighty GOD bless you

Miss. Chiama Marzi Dawa.

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