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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: Mrs Nicole Marois <lbrahimmustaphar0918@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Nicole Marois <nicolemarois2577@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:16:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new

partner from Paraguay. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that

you failed to assist me financially.

Now contacts my secretary his name is REVEREND bisho pphilip and you can also email him at his (bishopphilip605044@gmail.com )

ask him to send you the total sum of $900,000 .00 usd which I kept for your compensation for all the past

efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much ,so feel free and get in touched with my secretary REVEREND bisho pphilip

and instruct him where to send the ATM VISA CARD worth of $900,000 .00 usd to you through any of the

courier dhl or fedex service only for proper security.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings, I am

very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally,

remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money via ATM VISA

CARD , so feel free to get in touch with him him will send the amount to you without any delay.


With best regards,

MrS .nicole marois

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