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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: comad@taboaodaserra.sp.gov.br
Reply-To: mrs.merriamhiroko@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:06:41 +0530
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPONSE


With Due Respect And Humanity, Let me first of all inform you, I got your =
email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permissio=
n to go ahead. I am Mrs Merriam Hiroko .from Switzerland. I am married to M=
r.Rose more Hiroko who worked with a construction company in Asia for twent=
y Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but withou=
t Any children. I am now suffering from long time breast Cancer and Cancer =
of the lungs, from all indication my condition is really deterioration and =
it is quite obvious that i won't live more than 2 months according to my do=
ctor, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. Sinc=
e his death I decided not to re-marry. I deposited the sum of four million =
five hundred thousand United States dollars ($4.5million) with a bank in C=
=F4te d=92Ivoire. And now i am willing to donate this sum of $4.5million to=
the less privileged and to contribute to development of church in Africa, =
America, Asia, and Europoe. My late husband was a very wealthy and after hi=
s death, I inherited all his business and wealth, Presently this money is s=
till with the bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to c=
ome forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization =
to somebody to receive it on my behalf If I cannot come over. I am presentl=
y in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs =
in a hospital, I have since lost my ability To talk and my doctors have tol=
d me that I have only a few months to Live. Please i want you to note that =
this money is lying in the Bank in C=F4te d=92Ivoire. I want a person that =
is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money to fund churches, orphan=
ages and widows around the world but in my name"Merriam Hiroko"As soon as I=
receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank.I will also is=
sue you a letter of authority that will prove you as The new beneficiary of=
this fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here=
in and Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to yo=
ur Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth=
. Thanks and God bless you, I await your urgent reply to email, mrs.merriam=
hiroko@gmail.com Regards, Mrs.Merriam Hiroko=20

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