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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: sabina marcus <marcussabine01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 09:55:48 -1200
Subject: seeking for helper

Sabina_ Marcus
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
eMAIL: sabinamarcus802@gmail.com.
marcussabine01@gmail.com
Dear one,

Let me inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with
you. I got your name and contact information of our countries chambers
of industry (Internet department). I prayed over it and selected your
name among other names due to its nature and considering the
recommendations given to me as a person worthy of good reputation and
the confidence that I can do business with and recommendation, I have
not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.I
am Sabina Marcus only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Nasiru.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Western Side of Ivory
Coast, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my father was poisoned to
death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business
trip.

My mother died when I was a kid and since then my father took me so
special. Before the death of my father in December 2011 in a private
hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and
told me that he has the sum of Seven million five hundred thousand
dollars of the United States. (USD $ 7,500,000.00) left in fixed
suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,that he used
my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of
funds. He also explained that it was because of this wealth that he
was poisoned by his business associates.Should I look for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where Iwill transfer the consignment
contents fund and use it for investment purposes.
(1) To make arrangements for me to come to your country to further my
education and get a residence permit in your country.

(2)In addition, I am willing to share the fund accordingly with you
since you has been choosed as my gaurdian over there in your country
input after the successful transfer of the consignment in your
desination in overseas.In addition, you indicate your options towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded
within a short time but depend our effort, you resignify interest to
help me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thank you and God bless you.

May God touch your heart desire to read carefully my mail and eply
urgently.
Sabina Marcus.

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