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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: "Mrs Marli Vianna" <cindy@enewsaz.com>
Reply-To: mrsmarlivianna001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 10:42:59 -0400
Subject: Dearest beloved One in the Lord,

Dearest beloved One in the Lord,

I seriously need Your Prayers everyday.

How are you and your family? hope this message meet you in good health. My
dear, I know this letter might come to you as a surprise considering the
fact that we have not seen each other in real life before. I decided to do
this after praying over my situation. You should please consider the
proposal on its content and not the fact that you have not known me
before. I am Mrs Marli Vianna from United State Of America. I was married
to Engr. Robert Vianna who work as a Director Overview of Complant Sugar
Company in Philippine (SUCOPE),for twelve years before he died On the 27th
of May 2008. My late husband died as a result of Brain cancer, as was
confirmed by our medical specialist then.

I am presently with my laptop writing from my sick bed in a CHINESE
HOSPITAL here in Philippine where i have been undergoing treatment for
cancer of the lungs over a Month now. I have a good reason sending you
this message today after going through your profile in Google and Facebook
e-mail domain source chambers where I got your email address hence I
shared my predicament to you. My dear friend, please listen to this true
story of my current life, past two weeks my Doctor checked me and
considered my general fitness whether I have any other medical conditions,
and decided that I will be going for surgery for cancer of the lungs, to
my greatest surprise three days ago, the same Doctor rechecked me again
and told me that my general fitness is not suitable for this surgery which
can lead to my life-threatening complications and can be fatal, I have
limited time to live but he has no other option than to do the surgery,
all I should do is to go to Lord in prayers and ask God to save me for
this surgery as that is the only option left for me. Now I am suffering
with the same cancer which killed my husband, I am crying everyday as I am
afraid to die leaving the fund US$29.5Million my late husband deposited
with a bank here in Philippine for safe keeping, of which I am the next Of
kin, and that is the important reason I sent you this message after
praying over my situation, God revealed me to Search on Google and
Facebook e-mail domain source chambers for any of a good Samaritan,
Servant/Workers of God to pray for me always till the surgery is
successful.

My dear, to be sincere to you, now with my health condition and because my
husband and I have no children, I decided to donate this fund
(US$29.5Million) my husband deposited with a Bank here in Philippine to
you and want you to use the fund upkeep Orphans, motherless Babies and
widows and set up a memorial foundation with me and my late husband name.
This is on the condition that you will take 25% of the fund for yourself,
5% used for expenses, while you will use the remaining 70% for the
charity/Missionary work in the society as I instructed above.

"I will release all legal documents that will prove you as the beneficiary
to my funds"

I would love to have a chat with you on FB if you wish and always online
on Facebook, let me know your facebook ID so that I will add you but for
now, I suggested we keep in touch through the email due to my health
condition to enable us know more about each other if my proposal touches
your heart to help me and help the needy. I always checking my email, I
check my mail almost every-time. I want you to understand why you should
write direct to my email, we can fix a date for chatting due to my health
condition and our different time zone.

Thanks for your understanding. looking forward to hear from you.
Here is my private e-mail address:( mrsmarlivianna001@gmail.com )
Yours Sincerely
Mrs Marli Vianna

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