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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 Adams <mariamadams147@gmx.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:25:30 +0000
Subject: Your Urgent Assistance Needed!!!

Dear I know that this massage will come as a surprise to you but after much consideration i decided to contact you before we proceed, i don't know if i have introduced myself to you, I am Miss Mariam Adams Mixed blood from Asia My Dad is a Malaysian and late personal physician to our formal prime minister and my mum is a lawyer by profession .The reason why i send this message to you is because i am not safe physically here due to my situation and my predicament so i decided to seek for your assistance.

I have a serious problem which is an injury that lingers in my soul for almost seven months now and i want somebody who is reliable and honest who will advise or give me a suggestion on how to overcome this situation . My mother died five years Ago and my daddy joined her few years after he was poisoned by his blood brother because of is wealth and fortune However ,this man pretends to be nice as i call him my uncle without knowing that he is a devil in human flesh. He turned over me suddenly as the only daughter of my parent by planning several attacks and assassination on me .He deprive me of my fathers wealth and property to the extend i have to disguise in order to work in a petty store in so as to take care of my bills and other needs.

I have to stop schooling just because of funding and financial incapability my dreams was caught short am in a situation that i have never felt love for over some years back not even parental love .My father deposited a huge amount of money with a bank in Malaysia worth Four Million ,FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ( $4,500,000,00USD) and i don't know about this .It was just last year October my father's lawyer inform me about this huge amount of money which was meant for me as an inheritance and until i am a woman then he should release this fund to me .I guess this was one of the reason why my uncle is planning to kill me since he was close confident of my dad and he was aware of this inheritance fund.

Meanwhile, i don't know what actually i want to do with this money because of shattered brain and life line, that is why i contacted you so that you can advise me or give me suggestion on how i will handle the inheritance and also help me to transfer this fund to your account for investment purpose which you think is profitable for you in your country.

After the conclusion of fund transfer to you i will come over to your country to continue my education, This is a long ,sadden and pathetic story that if i start to narrate them now you will feel bad ;as i was abuse in several forms of immoral attitude

However, i will give you more details in your next mail but kindly bear in mind that i need you to help me out of this my bad condition and help transfer this money to your account and assist me on how to come over to your country for the purpose of securing my life with you and the fund to enable me start a new life with you.Please i need your help and hope to hear from you soon.you can email me(mariamadams147@gmx.com)or call me on my number +60102101592. Thanks and have a nice day.

YOURS DEAREST
Mariam Adams.


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