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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: mariammama108@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:49:15 -0200
Subject: ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES AND HELP ME.


ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES AND HELP ME.
My Dear One


I am Mariam Mamadou.24 years old and I have lost my parents. Please help me to invest the money my late father left for me in a bank here in my country, So what i need from you is, for you to please help and stand for me and see that this money is transferred from the bank to your personal account or any good account ,the bank manager told me that my father instructed the bank not to release the funds to me until 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, then after the transfer, you can send some money from it for me to get my traveling documents, passport, air ticket to come over there to start a new life.

Now permit me t o 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?

The money is $3,500,000.00.
Thanks and God bless you.
Miss Mariam
 

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