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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: "mariam_hissein@cantv.net" <mariam_hissein@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 17:26:01 -0430
Subject: assalamu alaikum

assalamu alaikum
 

 
Dearest One,

I am sorry for emailing you. After i read your profile i was happy
and I decided to contact you. My  name is miss Mariam Hisseine 
18years  from Abidjan Coted'ivoire,I am the only child of late my late father,Alhaji
Dr. Hisseine Ahamad who was the director of cocoa processing
industry and agriculture here before he was poisoned to death in 2007. My
mother died early when i am still small.
 
I am contacting you for assistance on fund transfer to your country which my Father deposited before he died in April  2007, the sum of Ten Million United States Dollars
($10,000,000).He used my  name as his only daughter in depositing this money or as the next of kin. If you are willing to assist me please send me mail today and I will tell you how you will contact the bank.
My late fathers brothers are very  wicked to me and chased me away from my late fathers house and sold all his properties. I fear that if they see me they kill me. This is why i want
to come and stay in your country. Before my father died he told me
to be careful of this people that killed him or i look for somebody
who will  help me to go out of here. 
 
My hope now  is this money i want you to help me invest and do business with it and i live there and I go to school there after you receive the money in your account. I am
waiting for your urgent reply before I will contact another person for the same purpose.
 
 Because of my present condition.I went to the bank to take
some money there but the bank manager refused.But  he said that my father give
them instruction not to give me the money untill i am 25years or i present
a guidean who will receive the money for me.
 
This is why i contacted you. I will give you 20% of the total money and 10% if any expenses on this transfer and another 15% to the motherless home. Please contact
me 
to let me know if you will help me or not.
 
Allah bless you.
Thanks
Miss mariam hisseine ahamad

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