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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: princess mary kavin david <mariame_mary1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:02:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: princess mary


princess mary.
Abidjan, Dimension of ivory,
West Africa. a
Very expensive, I come with respect by this letter you explained my desire from entered a durable and sincere relaction with you and also from a financial business which will be benenfic for you and me. I am princess mary kevin David and I inherited an amount of money of my father who is deceased in the crisis of the Ivory Coast. I would like to you asked for a help for the transfer of this money in your account banquaire and used this money in a project which could be beneficial for us. I want that you me aidier with transferred the sum from $2.500, 000 (two million five hundred and thousand American dollar) in your account banquaire .je would give you the contact of the bank or my father has to deposit this sum so that you to contact them. I do not know large thing in the businesses banquaires it is for what I request your assistance. I would give you 15% of this sum for your assistance, and your sincere benefit that you would give me. I accounts really on you
because I know that you cannot not misled me in this business. If it plait you, it is very important to speak immediately contacts me for more expliquation and to also you about the continuation of this business. I want to also come in your country right after this business.

Sincerely your.

That God blesses you.

princess mary


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