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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 Guei <deniseyao35@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marina35guei@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:06:25 -0500
Subject: Good day and peace be with you

MY DIRECT CONTACT TO YOU.
My warm greetings to you. Do take this email as a contribution to
fate. This is not an easy task and that is the main reason why I
contacted you after viewing your profile from the international
directory. Not actually that you are the best with my intellectual
grading but I was driven to contact you from the innermost being. And
that was my main reason for getting to you. Please do not be offended.
I will understand completely if you cannot be of assistance to me.

I am Mrs.Marina Guei,wife of Robert Guei, a former Cote D Ivoire
security officer who died in a London hospital after apparently being
poisoned with the highly-toxic metal thallium by Mr Yao,a Cote D
Ivoire Government Paid agent.

Please I want you to assist in donating and distributing these funds
to charity in your region on behalf of my humble self, I shall be
presenting the said funds (USD$7.5M) to you which was given to my
husband before his death by Mr Bedie,An Ivorian Millionaire, Who he
saved his life by exposing the plot against him.

The Funds are deposited with a FINANCIAL AND SECURITY FIRM in Cote D
Ivoire, It is TAGGED FAMILY VALUABLES. I will want this funds for
charity purpose in your region and with your assistance, you shall be
getting 35% as your charitable support funds and 65% for the charity
home you shall be visiting to help. Always let the charity Home know
that this was possible with the help of a name Mrs. Marina Guei. As
soon as I receive your response,I will furnish you with more details
on this issue. As i come to realise that all things are vanity when
you are not helping others. I do not want the funds from the firm and
I will not let the government to have it as dormant funds and laid
claims on it. And that is why i want you to help the less privilege
with the said funds for charity purpose in your region.


Best Regards,
Mrs.Marina Guei

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