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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 David <meryd3246@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mary.david14@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:22:38 +0000
Subject: good day sir

Good day, may the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the
wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need
your help. After going through your profile I was convinced that you
are reputable and a trust worthy person who can help me.
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I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance
to me. My name is mery david 21 years old Girl from Cote D’ Ivoire, My
father and i escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war
after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war. As a
result of the political instability in my country even after the war,
my father established his cocoa and coffee export business in my
country Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Burke, A northern city to
negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot by
the rebel troupes fighting to take over the Government of the country.
The death of my father has now made me an orphan and there by exposing
me to danger. Before his unfortunate death, my late father called me
beside his sick bed and told me as his only surviving Daughter, that
he had deposited in one of the prominent bank here in our country the
sum of $9million Dollars. With my name as the next of kin.

As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in thisa
country, I wish request that you assist me use your account in your
country to transfer my inherited fund for onward business investment
Again to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a
visa to your country for residence in order for me to continue my
education under your care and to invest the fund in a viable business
venture. I am willing to give you 15% while 5% has been earmarked for
expenses. I will appreciate it if you respond to me as soon as you
received my e-mail so that we can discuss further on this matter.

Please i will like you to contact me on this my private email box

Thanks and God bless you.
mery david

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