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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycy4gRXZlbHluIE1hcnNoYWxsIg==?= <austinbrendan1@terra.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:


Greeting: From Mrs. Evelyn Marshall. I decided to contact you base o= n my health condition, I am 45 years old from Bolivia. I am a missionary wo= man working with the United Nations Services under charity organization, I = married to Mr. Sanko Marshall from Ivory Coast, In fact it is too sad to le= t you know that I lost my dear husband during the political election crisis= in Ivory Coast, After the death of my late husband, I retail from my job t= o stay with my only son, two years late I fall sick which have cost me a lo= t of problem as a result of Breast Cancer, I have been hospitalize for over= some months, after many test my Doctors have to courageously advise me tha= t with the new test and condition of various in the Breast Cancer, that I m= ay not live long. Since I am not sure of my living, I have decided to conta= ct you seeking for your assistance to guild my only son with the inheritanc= e deposited in a Security Company as a family valuable by my late husband.<= br>
Why I contact you is that, My son is only but 14 years old and too y= oung to handle this inherited CASH of 13.7 million Dollars, which is deposi= ted with a Security Company as family valuable, I want the security company= to move this funds into your custody as my next of KIN to enable you help = my son future with the fund, and buy him a house and invest the balance int= o a good business in your country, if accepted to take good care of my son = in your country with good education, I would will out 10% of the total fund= as for your assistance, I am writing you from my sick bed, I must let you = know that this was a very hard decision for me, but I have to do this as a = sacrifice and take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further= option, I will be very happy to read from your interested response to enab= le me put you in contact with the Security Company as my only relative fami= ly Next OF KIN for the release of the funds into your custody to enable you= help my son future.

I wait to hear from you and remain blessed.&nbs= p;
Yours Sincerely. 
Mrs. Evelyn Marshall.

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