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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: "Mrs.Marine Olakun" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: marineola@rayana.ir
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:08:35 -0700
Subject: My Dear

My Dearest beloved,

I'm Mrs.Marine Olakun from Monroe, Jersey City, New
Jersey,United State of America but presently in Ghana, I am 60 years old, I am
deaf


l don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time cancer of the breast,from
all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor
Silver have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the
next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a
critical stage and my health is really worse now, I was brought up
in an Orphanage home, and l was married to my Late husband Andrew
Olakun for twenty two years without any child, can i trust you ?. Well
My husband and I, are true Christian's, We lived all days in Ghana,
since he was working here as a contractor and got share's with Coca cola
Company here, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fire burnt, he was burn
to ashes none of his body was found.


Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad
stage of health, I sold all our Inheritance belongings to me and my
late husband Andrew Olakun and deposited all the total Sum of $6.5 Million
United State dollars with the Standard Chartered Bank, Malaysia ,
and all our jewelries Diamonds and Golds With the Bank also as
well. My dearest beloved, can I trust you to distribute
our life earns to the Motherless Homes,refuges in war torn
areas of middle East and Haiti peoples suffering?


As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of the Bank in Standard Chartered Bank, Florida United States Of
America, I will also issue a letter of authority to the bank, which will
proof that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me
that you will act accordingly as I stated here in.

Hope to hear from you soonest.


I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister Beloved,
Mrs.Marine Olakun

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