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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: abdul mariam <abdulmariam0161@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mariam_mehdi12@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:19:47 +0000
Subject: Request for Assistance From Miss Mariam,



Request for Assistance From Miss Mariam,
How are you and your Family, i am sorry for bagging into your privacy, i am Miss. Mariam Abdul 20years old and the only child of my late parent Africa, please i am seeking for your assistance in retrieval and transfer of my inherited fund to your country,(USD$ 18.500.000) dollars, which my late family deposited in Bank with Gold.
IF YOU CAN BE MY ASSISTANCE,I WILL OFFER YOU 20% TOTAL OF THE FUND AND I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE GOLD IN THE BANK
I wait for your reply for more information you might need and to disclose my position and more details about the fund .
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Mariam Abdul reply to this email. mariam_mehdi12@yahoo.co.jp

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