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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: mariammama1004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 06:32:22 -0300
Subject: Yours faithfully

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dearest beloved one,


Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel. I got your contact from the professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search. When i was searching for a foreign reliable partner. I assured of your capability and reliability


After series of prayers/fasting. I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search. I believe that God has a way of helping who is in need.. I am Ms Mariam Mamadou Amed from Republic of Cote d'ivoire in West Africa, am 5.8ft tall, chocolate in complexion, 25 years old and presently i am residing here in Cote d'ivoire. I come across your Profile as am searching for a nice person who wi ll be a good friend to me, a friend who will put me through and guide me in this journey of life, whom to shear my feelings and reason together, and hold things for another.


Since after the death of my father in the hands of the rebels i have been in a very big difficulty of how to safeguard the money that my father left for me before his death because,the money is too much that i am afraid i don't know how and where to start to go about it.

I have my late Father's Bank Deposit Certificate and His death certificate here with me ( as his next of kin ) which i will send to you latter, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in UBA BANK which he used my name as the next of kin, the amount in question is $3.5m ( Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ) the bank manager told me that my father instructed the bank not to release the funds to me u ntil I get married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. Therefore my beloved, I have chosen you to be my trustee in order to help me out over my legacy fund transfer into your own bank account so that i will relocate to your country, live a better and continue my study as well.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can I completely trust you?
2.Can you accept me as your own blood Sister Wife (Or Doughter)?
3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?

Please do keep this only to your self. I beg you not to disclose it to anyone until I come over to your country because I am afraid of my wicked uncle who has threatened to kill me here in my country.Please if you can help m e try to reply me urgently and i will tell you  how much and explain more to you and we can discuss fully and God will always bless
you for your help which i know you shall never regret as .

 Waiting eagerly to hear from you. have a nice day.
Yours faithfully
Mariam
 
 
 

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