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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: "Ms Mary Mike" <test@lqfconos.com>
Reply-To: marymike5050@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:48:22 -0700
Subject: from mary mike

Hello,

How are you doing today, hope all is well with you. l am writing this email to you with hope that this email will meet you well as it's the will of God, I am Mary Mike 23 years old and the only daughter of Dr Maj Mike a well-known environmental activist in my country Somaliland. Before the death of my mother on 15 July 2007.Though her sudden death was linked by her second bout of cancer. But God knows why,

Before the death of Father on 5th of Jan 2008, He told me of the sum of ($4.6 Million USD United States Dollars). In one of the leading banks in a fixed deposit account as my family inheritance as his next of kin, I am just 23years old now and a university undergraduate studying, and l don't really know of what to do in business and now I want to invest this fund with a good honest person for my future living under his/her care and control. This is because I have suffered a lot since l lost my caring Father which brought sorrow to my life today. Please l wants you to help me invest this inheritance in any good lucrative moving business in your country. please consider my request for you to assist me invest my inheritance in your country please in view of our sensitive status and as we are still conscious of my father's enemies I would like you to give me this a highly confidential approach so we need your information such as listed below:

1 Full names_________________
2. Age: _______________________________
3. Occupation: ________________________
4. Telephone Number: __________________

Yours Faithful,

Ms Mary Mike

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