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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: "Jacque Mariet" <m.jacque@centralmarketpoint.info>
Reply-To: marietjacque@centralmarketpoint.info
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 14:01:17 -0000
Subject:


Dear Sir

How are you doing?. My intention of contacting you is to solicit your
assistance for a project, which will be mutually beneficial. Though I know
my decision to contact you is to a large extent unconventional, the
prevailing circumstances necessitated my action and I know this mail will
come as a suprise to you but from
a sincere heart with honest desire for your assistance.

In a brief introduction, My name is Jacque Mariet from Sierra Leone. It is
my pleasure communicating with you for the first time and believing that
it will lead to a better relationship between us. I have an inheritance
which was left for me by late father but the bank said they were
instructed by my late father during depositing of the money,that it is
only his business partner that is authorised to withdraw the money because
of my age when he made the agreement with Citibank Of France. But now my
father is late and was killed by this his partner who was suppose to
withdraw the money and give to me according to mylate father's
instruction. Because of this, I am afraid of contacting the man or letting
him know that I want to withdraw the money and I will never let him know
about the money or call him.


So right now I have explained to the Citibank Bank Manager incharge about
the situation and he said I should introduce another business partner of
my late father to withdraw the money for me and transfer it to their
country immediately. Base on this, I checked through your country profile
in our chamber of commerce and saw your details and I decided to contact
you for this assistance since I have the plan of relocating to your
country to settle down and invest. I will please want you to stand as my
late father's business partner in claiming the money from the bank where
it is right now. And please I also want to let you know according to the
Bank Manager, that this will involve a little expenses because the Bank
said my father's partner will have to make a change of beneficiary and as
well as obtain the remittance clearance documents from the Ministries
concerned so that all the inittial documents of the deposit will read your
name before remittance to your country. The total amount in the account
for withdrawal will be sent to your private email address with other
necessary informations and documents as I receive your response.

Note that I resolved to reward you greatly with part of the total sum if
only you can assist me faithfully to claim the money and assist me also in
investing the money in any lucrative business in your country or anywhere
in the world you may deam ok. And I am assuring you that every expenses
incured in moving the money
to your country account, will be refunded with interest. Further to this,
please I will give you more detail and forward all vital information to
you as soon as I hear from you. Note also that the Bank Manager said I
should give you his private telephone number to call him for official
confirmation incase you find it necessary for any reason.

Regards as I urgently await to hearing from you.

Jacque Mariet

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