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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: Mariam Pujeh <hasabalim@darussalam.net>
Reply-To: Mariam Pujeh <mpujeh001@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 19:37:15 +0530
Subject: Good Day (Urgent Response Needed).


Mrs. Mariam Pujeh.
Valencia, Spain
Email: mariam_pujeh111@myway.com
Telephone: (+34 657 348 173)


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs. Mariam Pujeh from Seirra Leone, I am contacting you from the refugee camp here in Spain, I got your contact in a search for a trust worthy person that will assist me and my children to invest my family inheritance.

I am the second wife of King Kabal Pujeh, the former Managing Director General of sierra Leone Diamond Minning Corporation,during the former regime in my country. My late husband was killed during the war in my country by the rebels due to he was to contest for the presidential election in my country. After the death of my husband I took my two children to escape to Spain to meet with my late husband’s friend, on getting there to find out that my late husbands friend is serving a 6 year jail term.

I decided to seek for asylum refugee here in Spain, at this moment I am in the refugee camp with my children. I wish to know if you can assist us to invest the money we inherited from my late husband. My husband deposited the sum of US$9,500,000,00.(Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a bank overseas.

As family treasure which he used my first sons name,Makoba Pujeh as the next of kin to this family deposit.Before the death of my husband he told me in secret where he kept the documents which he used in making this deposit in bank ,He warned me never to allow the first wife Mrs.Enid Pujeh to know about this deposit because she will want to take it away from us because she had done similar things in the past. He told me that incase any thing happens to him in this election that I should go with my son to claim this deposit and invest it outside sierra Leone for our own use. We have contacted the bank to confirm the existence of this deposit.

We wish to solicit for your assistance to help us come over to your country and to invest this our inheritance. We have no intention of settling down here in this country due to hard life here just like slavery,Moreover my children said that they want us to settle some where better, This is the reason why we have decided to contact you for your assistance and help. I and my children are in need of a God fearing person who will assist us to invest this our inheritance.

Actually I do not want involvement of any body from Our country because of our safety, moreover,they will want to take the money away from us even kill us. I have all the documents which my husband use in making this deposit.As soon as I hear from you I will give you more details and direct you on how to receive this money for our investments. After that I will like you to make arrangement for me and my children to come over to your country to reside. I and my son have decided to give to You 20 % (percent) of the total sum for the assistance you are rendering to us.

Please let me Know if you are interested to assist us. So that we can start making arrangements on how to come over to your country. Thank you as I await your urgent response.


Best Regards,

Mrs. mariam Pujeh.


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