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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: "Marsha Adamu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marsha.adamu120@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 20:49:01 -0000
Subject: I await your urgent response.

Dearly Friend,

My Greetings to you and your family, my name is Marsha Adamu, I have little business and I really need
who will help me to carry out this business for me. I have 155kg Gold with (Consignment) contains $6.5
Million U.S.Dollars left with me by my late father and some family member wanted to kill me so that they can
take the gold from me. I run out from my country to where the consignment was deposited right now. My
father as a gold mining company here in Sierra Leonine and i was the only son of him but he marry five
wives. My late father deposited this Gold and cash money with a company here in Ghana and the company
doesn't know the content of the consignment kept in their custody, and seriously advised me not to unfold
the content to them because he registered it there as personal family inheritance. I will like to have a foreign
buyer or someone who can help me get a buyer. I found your information while I was searching through the
internet and decide to send you an email if you can be of help or by anyway can help me get a buyer. I will
furnish you with further exclusive and of course, confidential details once I receive your affirmatory response.

I will send you all necessary information about myself and I will like to invite you to Ghana West Africa so that we meet
face to face and go to the company and you can see the gold for yourself .Please respond on this email if
you are willing to assist me you(marsha.adamu120@gmail.com) or call me (00233230438701)

I await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely
Marsha Adamu.
Telephone (00233230438701)

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