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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: admin@ymail.com
Reply-To: miriam_grant@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 07 May 2013 18:59:14 +0400
Subject: Miss Miriam Ella Grant




I am Miss Miriam Ella Grant a nationality of Indonesia but resides in
Accra ghana until unfortunately my late fathers house was set ablaze which
was plotted by enemies and they killed my parents, Before this sudden
death which came upon us, my parents had left some acquired reasonable sum
of Money and 100kg of Gold here in Accra-Ghana and ready to be shipped
under the authorized license of my late father and all I am soliciting is
for your urgent assistance to transport them out so that I can relocate to
your country and join you for my safety before the people that killed my
parents can locate me, because they also want to kill me too because my
parents death, after proper investigation was linked to have connection
with my parents relatives and co workers who works in our mining company
all because the want to take over the company, may they rest in perfect
peace.
Amen.
I am soliciting for your full support and help to receive these funds to a
safe account in your country or any safe custody as my legal trustee and
investor of the funds in overseas to avoid the people who killed my
parents in Ghana snatch all from me because am leaving under fear now and
my parents are late.

I have plans now to continue my Education and do investment in your
country, like real estate management which is under my studies in school.
Pls. contact me urgently for further details please kindly contact me on
this Email address
miriam_grant@ymail.com

Remain blessed,
Miss Miriam Ella Grant

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