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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: Olga Macline <olgamacline@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <olga.macline@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 05:12:37 +0900
Subject: -- Donation From Mrs.Olga Macline


How are you dear.
My name is Mrs. Olga Macline, i am married to late Mr. Macline Dan Juan for 13 years without a Child. My husband is from France while i am from Democratic Republic of Congo but i base in Ivory Coast. My husband was a Cocoa marchant who export cocoa from Ivory Coast to all the European nations before he died in the year of 2011.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (US$5.5 Million Dollars) in a bank here in Ivory Coast, Presently this money is still with the bank and now i am very sick which my doctor's report says that i will not last more than 3 months because I am suffering from cancer of the lungs, including the fibroid and tumor which denied me having children with my husband before his death.

Now due to my health condition,i have decided to donate this money on Charity purpose such as Orphanages Homes, the widows and less previllages and i have chosen you to handle this work for the sake of humanity and our god since my health status is not permitting to do anything at the morment. If you can give me your word that you will help to donate this fund as i have stated above then i will instruct the bank to transfer the money to your account.

Your reward from me will be 30% of the money for volunteering yourself on this Charity organization, I wait your responds.
Madam Olga Macline.

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