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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: "Miss Maryam Doka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryam_doka@live.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 08:56:45 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Help

Hello dear,
 
Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted. It took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.
 
My name is Miss Maryam Doka, the daughter of Mr. Yusif Doka of blessed memory from Libya. During the current crises against the protesters in Libya from the supports of President Moammar Gadhafi to kill all the rich families protesting against him and to make the rest surrender and to be turned to slaves.
 
My father is One of the most successful multi business man in our country and because he did not support Gadhafi ideas, Gadhafi supporters invaded our home and kill my parents and burnt everything in our house, and made away with a lot of items in my fathers house. I managed to escape that night. Before my fathers death, he deposited the sum of (USD $6.5 MILLION) with A FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY IN ABROAD (MALAYSIA).
 
After the death of my father, I decided to move to TUNISIA where I re-located under political asylum. As a refugee, I am seeking for foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move this money out of THE SECURITY COMPANY to your country as I have made up my mind to invest and live in your country.
 
As an asylum seeker, I am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within. I decided to look for a trustworthy person who can assist me to claim this fund from the Foreign Security Company In Malaysia where my father has deposited it. I don’t want to depend on any Organization but need an Individual to partner for a business Investment. I have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money get`s into your account while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction both local and international.
 
I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction and please treat this transaction with strictly confidential for the successful out come of it. All I want you to do is to furnish me with the following personal details for easy and urgent communication.
 
.Full Name:
.Tel: /Mobile No.:
.Current Address:
.Country:
.Date Of Birth:
.Sex:
.Occupation:
 
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Maryam Doka
 

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