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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: "Maryam Forsythe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryam.forsythe01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 14:51:05 +0100
Subject: Dear beloved (Urgent response needed)

TO MY BELOVED ONE IN CHRIST!!!!



GREETINGS


This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met. I am contacting you to assist me, I have to say that I
have no intentions of causing you any pains as you read this. I don't
want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die
someday. My name is Mrs. Maryam Forsythe, a merchantress here in
London, presently taking medical treatment. now, I have been diagnosed
with Endometrial cancer (Cancer of the Uterus) that was discovered
very late due to my uncaring attitude for my health. It has defiled
all form of medicine and right now, i have only about a few months to
live according to medical experts. To be frank with you, I have not
particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone
not even myself but my business and money. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus on
my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret
all this as I now know that there is more to life than just

So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations here in
UK,United Arab Emirates and Ireland. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked
members of my family to close one of my accounts and donate the money
which I have there to some charity organizations in Bulgaria, they
refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be content
with what I have left for them.

The last of my money is the huge cash deposit ($5.5 Million) that I
have with a security firm abroad . I will want you to help me collect
this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let them
know that it is I, Maryam Forsythe that is making this generous
donation. I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed
where I wait for my time to come.


As soon as I received your sincere response, I will hence give you all
the necessary details of how this can be done. I pray that you will
support and assist me with good heart so that I can be able to achieve
my goal. If you accept to help me do this, I promise you a reward of
40% of the ($5.5 Million).

Thank you for understanding.


PLEASE CONTACT MINE PRIVATE EMAIL
maryam.forsythe01@yahoo.co.uk


Maryam Forsythe
London

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