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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: Thereesa Marco <olima244@excite.co.jp>
Reply-To: Thereesa Marco <thereesamarco@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:18:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please read and reply


Good day my dear,

With due respect and humble submission to your personality, I am
sending you this message with tears and sorrows in my heart as an
orphan. My parents died mysteriously and i am the only one left in our
family.

My name is Miss Theresa Marco. I am 22 years old and the only daughter
of my late parents. We are a native of the Northern part of Abidjan in
Cote d'Ivoire. I was born and brought up here in Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire. My deceased father was a wealthy cocoa merchant here in Cote
d'Ivoire. He died on the 10th of January 2017 as a result of Stroke.
My mother died during the time of Cote d'Ivoire political crisis.
Since after the death of my  father, I have been facing alot of
difficulties and humiliations from my late father's relatives. Now I
have decided to move into your country where i will spend the rest of
my life and have a peaceful mind.

Please I am seriously in need of your help to secure my inheritance
value the sum of Two Million five Hundred Thousand United state
Dollars  (US$ 2,500,000.00 DOLLARS) which my late father deposited in
a prime bank here in Cote d'Ivoire before he died. I want you to
assist me transfer the money to your account and accept me as part of
your family. You are not going to face any difficulties or legal
implications during the process of the fund transfer.

Meanwhile, i am willing to offer you 20% of the money as soon as the
bank transfer the money to your account. The 20% offer is your
compensation from my heart for your assistance to transfer the money
to your account and accept me as part of your family.

Please help me

Waiting for your urgent response

Kind Regards,
Theresa Marco.

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