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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: Marcel Bodgand <marcel2010@email.ro>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:48:29 +0300
Subject: WARM GREETINGS!!!



DEAR BELOVED,
I AM MARCEL BODGAND,I AM 56 YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF ROMANIA, BUT I AM
RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND GOD BLESSED ME ABUNDANTLY.
BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO
CHILDREN. AS AT NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK. I JUST CAME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL BACK
TO MY HOME . I AM SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL STROKE WHICH
HAS
AFFECTED MY SPEACH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK.AND HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED.
THE
DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS TO LIVE. I SEND THIS EMAIL TO YOU WITH THE
HELP OF MY PRIVATE MALE NURSE WHO IS TYPING MY REQUEST.
I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING MY WEALTH TOWARDS
BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE GIVEN THE
MANAGEMENT US$15 MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEACH FACILITY.I
HAVE ALSO MADE SOME CASH DONATIONS TO ORPHANAGE CHILDREN HOMES IN SOMALIA,
ETHIOPIA,SUDAN,AND SOME IN SOUTH AFRICA. I HAVE SUCCEDED IN SPREADING MY
LIQUID
CASH TOWARDS WELL DESERVED MEANS. MY SOUL IS HAPPY. WHAT I AM DOING GIVES ME
JOY.I AM NOW SHARING MY
PROPERTIES AND VALUABLES.I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE
HOPE
THAT YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY. I HAVE 8 MILLION
DOLLARS (USD ) DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY IN EUROPE. I WANT YOU
TO TAKE CUSTODY OF SOME
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN DOLLARS (USD ) AND USE IT TO BUILD AND OPERATE(YOU COULD
LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO OPERATE IT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO) AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR
COUNTRY.YOU WILL NAME THE ORPHANAGE MARCEL BOGDAN ORPHANAGE HOME. YOU MUST
FOLLOW MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN MY HEART.PLEASE IF YOU ARE READY TO
CARRYOUT
MY WISH, THEN SEND ME THIS INFORMATIONS.
[1]YOUR NAMES,
[2]YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
[3]YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,
MAY GOD GUIDE US. SEND YOUR REPLY ALONG WITH YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS ONLY TO
THHIS EMAIL ADDRESS.(marcel201@personal.ro) THANKS, I AWAIT YOUR QUICK
RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL.
MY WARM GREETINGS,
MARCEL BODGAND.


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