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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Hajia Mariam Sainovic" <g_shittu60@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mari_sainovic@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:21:08 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,YOU CAN!!!!

#2 Allezandro Avenue
Indiana Crescent
Madrid Spain

Dear Friend,

I regret this informal way of contacting you which I believe would be most
effective with

regards to the Message I intend to bring to your notice. It is imperative
that I adopt this

means of communication to safeguard my interest and guarantee that secrecy
is not

compromised.

I am one of the wives of Nikola Sainovic one of the gentlemen that was
indicted at the Hague

war crimes tribunal in Hague I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion,
frustration

and hopelessness by the present civilian administration. The security agents
in the country
have subjected me to physical and psychological torture. First of all i
would want you to know

that the indictment was politically motivated as a package the western world
has provided

Yogoslavia at a closer look you will find that my husband is completely
innocent of what he
has been accused of.The government has been after my family ever since.
Everything owned

by my husband was destroyed and assets confiscated.

My life and that of my three children are not spared and we have to run
away into MUSTA for

the safety of our life where we presently live as refugees in a camp called
Neprosteno camp,

northern part of spain under an assumed name.
The situation in the camp right now is very terrible and my children are
falling sick everyday

this has made come to this desperate decision to act now. I have in my possession
documents

containing details of my husbands transactions on behalf of the Yugoslavian


government,Slobodan and my husband had kept some funds in cash to enable
them take care

of rebel problems.

However, now the country they protected has turned against them.This funds
were deposited

by my husband in the vault of one Security Company in LONDON with no names
used except

Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) and Certificate of Deposit which
was used to secure

the money.

The knowledge of this funds is only known to me and my husband becuase i
was with him

when the funds were deposited he now left the documents in my care in case
of an

emergency or anything should happen to him.I believe the time is now right
to make this

move.
Can you help?
Are you capable of handling large funds totaling about $12.8 MILLION DOLLARS?
Are youtrustworthy?

If you are capable of assisting us in realising this transaction,write me
for more information.

I am also ready to offer reasonable commission of 25% and 5% will go for
expences as will be

agreed upon as i do not want my children to die like this. I do not need
to remind you of the

absolute confidentiality and secrecy required in this business please for
total confidentiality

reply to
NAME :Hajia Mariam Sainovic
E-MAIL:mari_sainovic@yahoo.com

Best regards.

Hajia Mariam Sainovic

P:S your email address was not displayed for confidential reason to protect
your privacy if you

do not wish to assist me.




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