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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: Aderian Marbon <aderianmarbon1@aol.fr>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 23:06:29 -0500
Subject: Urgent!







Urgent!

I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must apologize for
bringing this massage to your box without any formal introduction due
to the urgency confidential of this issue. I am happy to know you. But
Almighty Lord knows you better and know why he directed me to you at
this point. I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes
and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Aderian Marbon, I married
to Mr.Francis Marbon who worked with German embassy in Burkina Faso
for Six years before he died in the year 2010. We were married for
eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only two weeks. Since his death I decided not to remarry,
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$8.5m (Eight
Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the
capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa, Presently this money is
still in the bank. He made this money available for exportation of
Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Presently, I am suffering from brain cancer terminally ill and is very
difficult for one to survive this sickness only Gods intervention can
help me out, My Doctor told me that I am condemned to certain death
due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you also the
Holy Spirit directs me over this money to take care of the
less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want you to take 30% of the total money for your
personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the
street and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't
have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the house of
God is maintained. Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and
accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much. My
late Husband made me to understand that Is good to remember the
orphanage home the widows and the poor in need, He saw me the day he
came to visit the orphanage home and ask of my hand in marriage ,I
have to follow his steps and help the orphanage home,

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my
bank and I will issued an authority letter that you
have to forward to my bank to approve you the present beneficiary of
the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act
accordingly as I Stated herein and you will not betray my trust.Thanks
and please continue to pray for me,I thank God for me to cross over to
2016 because the sickness tried to take my life many times, Email; aderianmarbon@gmail.com

Mrs Aderian Marbon


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