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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:
 -  This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.  
 -  The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
 -  "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
 
  -  This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams. 
 
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Mark Jude" <mark.jude001@outlook.fr> 
Reply-To: "Mr. Mark Jude" <mark_jude2015@yahoo.co.jp> 
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 20:23:28 +0900 (JST) 
Subject: Re From  Mr. Mark Jude 
 
 
 
 
From  Mr. Mark Jude 
 
I Mr. Mark Jude I was born on the 19th of July 
1959. I am a widow and I have a daughter who is 15 year old. I am so happy to 
be writing you this message because it gladdens my heart if you can share my 
passion to begin this project which I want to start. 
 
I want you to understand that my present medical 
state will not allow me move around to make this project a reality, this is why 
I need your assistance to make this project come through. My late husband was a 
dealer in precious stones, he buys from Ghana and Asia and I joined him in the 
business some 20 years ago and ever since then we have been able to make lots 
of money. 
 
The problem is that my husband was actually an 
Orphan and we both grew up in an orphanage home and we have nobody to assist 
except my daughter who is 15 year of age. Right now my daughter is 15 years of 
age and I have been diagnosed with a deadly syndrome disease and I also have 
brain tumor as it is at the moment, the doctorâs are saying that I only have 
just some few month to live as to be realistic with you I have say 1 month or 
so this is why I want you to do this for me as a Charity work as there is no 
one to handle this money. 
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Now the fund is presently in a bank. I have 
asked you for this because I want you to retrieve the money from the bank and 
half of the money should be used in setting up the orphanage and other 
facilities to help the less privilege why the other half of the money should be 
used in investment in your country. 
 
Note that this investment is going to be in your 
name but my daughter should have 50% of this investment. Also, you will have to 
adopt my daughter as your child, she should live with you till she is old 
enough to marry and then you can help her in building her own life with her 
share of the investment. 
 
Note that when you accept this offer and accept 
to adopt my daughter as your own child and take good care of her, I will 
introduce you to the bank as a beneficiary to the account where the fund is and 
make you a signatory to the account. 
 
Respond to me with a copy of your identity card 
if you accept this offer and please do not forget that there is no one to take 
care of my daughter so you must adopt her as your child and you must set up the 
infrastructure to cater for the needy and less privilege. 
 
Remain blessed. 
 
Thanks 
Mr. Mark Jude 
 
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