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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: rose mark <silva_marshal225@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 10:20:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Bless you Mrs.Silva Marshals


I am Mrs.Silva Marshals, a widow to late Edward Marshal, I am 75 yrs old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time Breast Cancer, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than two weeks, According to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very dangerous stage and has blown out.

My late husband was former ambassador to Ivory Coast, and during the period of our marriage which lasted for over 35 years we are without child. My husband two year ago after a brief illness.

My late husband relatives are wishing me death since the change of religion, for this reason I want to donate away what my late husband left to humanity and to the less privillaged.I want you to claim this fund and use it to help the poor and less privileged in your country and to build a little legacy in remembrance of my late husband. instead of my late husband relative to have access to this fund, I rather hand it over to somebody who understand my pains and ready to go through the process of claiming this money, deposited in a security company. Because if this fund get to my late husband relatives, they will miss-use the fund for an unworthy act. I am doing this because this is my late husband wish and now happens to be my wish after my conversion.
I have divided some part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, and Asia and also in Europe. I prayed over it, and I am willing to donate on your behalf, the total sum of five million dollers ($5, 000,000.00) to be used for the Poor, the less privilege, the charity organization and the orphanage home and my nurse maid who has been helping me all these time at the hospital, miss Carol Ibe will be the only individual benefactor to this money as I will like you to send to her the sum of hundred thousand dollars only. ($100.000.00) when this money is transferred to you. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and confidential purpose. I cannot give her this money from here because of the nature of the deposit by my late husband with the security company.

My attorney will file in an application for the transfer of the money in your name. Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity.

Please kindly get back to me on my private email address (silva_marshal@yahoo.fr) if you are willing to help for further details and directive.
Bless you
Mrs.Silva Marshals

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