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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: "OLIVIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oliviazze@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:41:56 +0200
Subject: HELLO

Dearest one

For sure this mail would definitely come to you as a surprise, but do take your good time to go through it,How is your day?and how is life over there in your country?, Mine was hot over here, in Dakar, Senegal. My name is Olivia Mark (22) single, never married,I am from Liberia in West Africa and now I am living in the refugee camp here in Dakar, Senegal, as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country. My late father Dr Mark Hady was president director MARK Industrial Company Ltd, in Monrovia, and he is also the personal assistant to the former head of state before the rebels attacked our house one morning early death of my mother And my father.

Before his death, he made a deposit of $8.6 Million US Dollars the bank for the purchase of cocoa processing machine and development of another factory before his untimely death.Being that this part of the world experiences political crises time without number, there is no guarantee of lives and property. I cannot invest this money here any long, despite the fact it had been my late father‘s industrial plans.I want you to do me a favor to receive this funds to in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary, I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late father,

It was only me that is alive now and I to shape our country for about Senegal, where I am now lives as a refugee. I would like to know more about you. your likes and dislikes, hobbies and what you are doing now. I will tell you more about myself in my next post. and will you my image and how I look like.Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.Thanks and remain blessed.

Olivia

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