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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Maryanna " <bl_yap@telshine.com>
Reply-To: maryanna4jonatan@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 15:31:33 +0100
Subject: My Cry for HELP


Hello
This message might come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other. I'm writing you with heart full of tears and sorrow and hope you will understand and give attention to my cry for help. My name is Maryanna Jonatan and am 16 years old girl, am the only child of my late parents Mr and Mrs Anthony Jonatan My father was a highly reputable business man(A COCOA DEALER) who operated in west African and Europe during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously two days after he return from a business trip to France on 14th August 2016.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who traveled with him at that time because my father was poison on that trip as confirmed by DNA test, But God knows the truth! he came back sick and died 2 days later but My mother died when I was just 9 years old, and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on 14th August 2016 my father told me of the Share Capital Investment he bought under my name with a company in UK. he told me that the share is worth US$18.500.000 ( EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) is the total worth of the share. He further told me that the share is as value as cash and can easily be sold whenever i wish to and then he told me the name of the company and also gave me the share verification code number to present to the company whenever i wish to verifier or decides to sale the shares. I am just a 16 years old girl yet to enter university and really do not have any business idea and so will not risk this my last hope. Meanwhile, my wicked uncle has been maltreating me and have claimed all my father's properties and the worst of it was that I got sick and was admitted at the hospital for 5 days and after many test the doctor opened up to my wicked uncle wife that i was poisoned and that i was lucky to survived and then he advised me to be very careful of where to eat or drink because any act of such again may result to death. I suspect my uncle is behide the plan to kill me as he killed my father because i only eat at home and just 2 time a day while they children's eat 4 to 5 times a day and even more.

The reason why am contacting you is to help me transact with the company to sell the share and receive the money and then help me relocate to your country to further my education for a better future which has always been my father's wish and the reason why he bought those share aborad for me, I am so scared of my life and totally will not have future here and will die before you know it because my life is in danger, please help me before i get killed by the same person that killed my father. I am ready to give you 20% of the whole money from my share if you help me out and am also ready to allow you invest 50% out of my remaining 80% in any good business that will be profitable to us while i keep the remaining 30% for my school and up keeping. I will appreciate an urgent response indicating your ability and willingness to assist me as urgent demand because am scared and have left the house and presently in a refugee camp which is the only place i believe to hide for safety. PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS MY PERSONAL EMAIL ID: maryannajonatan@yahoo.com
Miss Maryanna Jonatan

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