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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: mariamyusuf <mariamyusuf@hot.ee>
Reply-To: missmariam7@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:25:53 +0300
Subject: FROM MARIAM YUSUF URGENT PLEASE,



FROM MARIAM YUSUF URGENT PLEASE,
My name is MARIAM YUSUF, I am a
SYRIA by nationality.Presently I live in REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINE with my
sick mother due to the war political crisis in my country that took the
live of my father who was a Politician in my beloved country SYRIA. I
write to inform you of my desire to complete my Study and Invest in your
country.We have One Metallic Trunk Box that is presently in United
Kingdom supposed to be delivered to our foreign partner (Mr. Michael
Foster) beneficiary, but due to some misunderstanding, we have to call
the Diplomat to stop the delivery.
Our former beneficiary came to
PHILIPPINE to meet and discuss with the security company where the box
where deposited and ask the company to deliver the box to him in United
Kingdom. As at when he came to PHILIPPINE to meet with the company, we
were allowed by the company inspect the truck box and as at the time of
inspection, we collected from the box, money to pay for insurance, the
demurrages,Anti-Terrorist and Drug Certificate and custom charges and
also for the shipment of the trunk box to the United Kingdom We told Mr.
Michael Foster we will give him 25% percent of the total amount of $7.5
million United States Dollars in the trunk box, which he agreed but when
the boxes gets to Heathrow International Airport in London UK, he called
and told me and my mother that if he receives the consignments, we have
to split the fund equally, so he will have to take 50% of the funds, my
mother refused and ask the shipping company to stop the delivery to
him.
This is why we came to you. Please, help us to receive the truck
box, so that my mother and I can come and live with you so that I can
continue my studies and my mother can invest our share in your country.
Now the trunk box is there in the United Kingdom. Please get back to me
so that I can send you the name and telephone number of the diplomat
there in the London UNITED KINGDOM.
Before the diplomat left
PHILIPPINE, the delivery of my
consignment box has been paid . If you
are ready to accept my delivery, I will instruct the Diplomat to make
the delivery for you. What I will need from you is to send me the full
detail of your address of delivery,your international passport copy or
any of your valid identity card for confidence and trust and your direct
phone number for easy communication. So that I can instruct the diplomat
to commence the delivery to you.my number is +639433841804 you can call
me.
Yours Sincerely
MISS MARIAM YUSUF.

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