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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 Litvinenko" <madammarinali1@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: marinali@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:13:52 +0000
Subject: SHALOM


Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Marina Litvinenko, wife of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian
security officer who died in a London hospital after apparently being
poisoned with the highly-toxic metal thallium by Mr. Lugovoi, a Russian
Government Paid agent.



This is my husband's life in a video for your full understanding.



www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-420098/MI5-told-Litvinenko-Your-life-danger.html



Your can read articles about my Husband's ordeal via the websites below:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6708103.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=490007&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080707/tpl-uk-britain-russia-43a8d4f.html



Please I want you to assist my one daughter and three son and my humble self
to remove USD$3.5M given to my husband before his death by Mr. Berezovsky, A
Russian Billionaire Exiled in UK for exposing an alleged plot to assassinate
him by the Russian Authority and to investigate the death of Anna
Politkovskaya, a Russian Journalist believed to have equally been poisoned
by the Kremlin for writing a book: The Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing
Democracy depicted Russia as a country where human rights are routinely
trampled.



The Funds are deposited with a financial firm in Asia and I will want to
relocate these funds for investment in your region and with your assistance
and advice.



As soon as I receive your response, I will furnish you with more details on
this issue that is stressing me so badly. I do not mind drawing a business
agreement with you.



Best Regards,



Mrs. Marina Litvinenko.

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