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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: Melinda Marquez <marquezmelinda838@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 22:04:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: hi


>From Mrs Melinda Marquez;

Attention,

My name is Mrs.MELINDA  MARQUEZ, I am a Filipino citizen and a deaf woman,My husband died on 07 May 2007, He was a wealthy heir and businessman at the head of a large holding.My husband fell seriously ill and was taken to USA for intensive care, but he later died of his illness.
So I inherited from my late husband the sum of $11.5 Million USD. (Eleven Million five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars).

I need your help to recover this fund from Abidjan Cote d'ivoire if you can be able to help me receive this fund in your country and plan for my travel arrangement in your country to start my new life.

Please i need your urgent help because doctor here confirm that i have a cancer and i want to settle in your country for the rest of my life and use this money for investment in your country.

I want to hear from you urgently to tell you everything about this transaction and please tell me everything about yourself in your return email,Your complete name,your address and your phone number so that we shall know each other.

I will like to know you very well before we move on in this transaction.

I am agreed to offer you any percentage you wish out of this total fund but please help me receive this fund from the bank and get me to your country to cure my cancer and also continue my new life.

We shall draft agreement over the percentage i will offer you out of the total $11.5m before we start every arrangement,Help me receive this fund because my spirit fully accepted you to help me and also help yourself in the name of GOD.

Waiting to hear from you to give you the information of the bank my late husband deposited this fund in Ivory Coast. I need your help i swear with my life and if this transaction is not legal let God take my life as i am writing you this message now.
I really need your help because i have surferred soo much in this cancer and i wish you will help me receive this fund from the bank in Ivory Coast and save my life.

I pray to be in your country latest next month and don't worry about any expenses involve in this transaction and i will take care of the expenses,I only want you to receive this fund from the bank and save my life.

Waiting for your urgent respond and God bless you.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Melinda Marquez

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