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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: Marina Dumas <m_27dumas@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: Marina00006dumas@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 20:38:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From marina dumas


>From marina dumas

Dear one,

Please I am contact you for an assistance, after going through your profile i want you to help me.


I am marina Dumas, a daughter to late Mr Dumas Joseph he was a very wealthy in gold business who based in ACCRA and ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

My father took me so special because i am motherless and my father so love me and he later marry another woman because he did not wanted me to sufer for any thing. But then before he hard a sudden death on the 1st of November 2007 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. Before his death he call on me secretly to his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of $10millon US dollars with a security compay here in Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire. Meanwhile he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this money he wife family poisoned him and meanwhile the wife has no child for him for seven years of marrage and that was the reasons why they got him poisoned and he then advice me to run away from them and I should seek for a forign partner that can help me hence i am motherless for any country of my choice where the money would be transfer for further investment purpose, please I need you assistance to this my
request for God sake.

Please I wait for your assistance after ready my request with favoure and horness.
Best Rgard,
marina dumas




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