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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: "Mary Klein<mmarykleinm@outlook.com>"
<luis.figurelli@figurelli.com.br>
Reply-To: <mmarykleinm@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:34:05 +0000
Subject: From Mrs.Mary Klein,



--
From Mrs.Mary Klein,

Dear ,

May this letter find you in good faith and may you receive this letter
with
peace of mind and with due respect as it may be very strange to you as
we
have not communicated or know each other before. My present condition
is
very desperate and that is why I decided to contact you through this
means
to come to my aid.

My name is Mrs.Mary Klein, but I am married to late Mr.Hans Klein the
owner
Hubia Royal Construction company Ltd We were married for twenty years
and
had only one Son called Kone. My husband died after a brief illness
that
lasted for four years. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get
a
child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he
deposited this $8.6 Million Dollars in a bank for foreign investment.
Presently this money is still in the bank.

I am undergoing a medical treatment ,I have cancer and stroke, recently
my
doctor told me that I have only five months to live after medical
surgery
on my left breast. Having known my condition I decided to contact you
so
that you will help invest the money in your country on behalf of my Son
Kone. You will take care of Kone and will help him continue with his
education once he arrives your country to meet you.

What pains me so much is that my late husband relatives seized the
Royal
Oil and Construction company immediately after the death of my husband
and
nothing was left for me and my Son. I am here with my laptop computer
and I
don't need any telephone communication in this regard due to the
presence
of my late husband relatives around me. I don't want them to know about
this deposit.
As soon as I receive your reply , I shall give you more information on
what
you should do so that the bank will transfer the money to your bank
account.

Hoping to receive your reply.
Mrs.Mary Klein

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