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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: Marian Abdul <marianabdul1000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 13:40:06 -0700
Subject: OK




My name is Mrs. Marian Abdul, from Syria, my late husband was working as
the Syrian oil company engineer and I was working at the hospital from the
central office of the United Nations in Syria before the war. My husband
had been killed in an attack on his way to work came to him on a bus bomb
killing him and the driver and my husband received before his death US$25.3
million from office of Food Allot Syria the Ministry of Petroleum for
provision of equipment and raw materials and for rebuilding of the north
and south oil pipelines and refineries that war-torn Syria.



I decided to contact you for help please, I shall be very happy if you
should consider to help me without betraying me when the fund is
transferred into your bank account. I am contacting you for a long business
relationship and investment assistance in your country. My husband of
blessed memory deposited the amount of US$25.3 with a bank in my name as
the next of kin.



This is why I decided to contact you. Please, all communications should be
through this e-mail only for confidential purposes. As soon as I receive
your positive response demonstrating your interest I will put things into
action immediately. In respect of the above, I will appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to deal honestly with this
project.



Secondly, I will like to invest the fund in your country and also live
there, it is my intention to compensate you with 25% of the total fund for
your services and the balance will be my investment capital, I don't have a
direct phone number because of this crisis, please contact my lawyer in
London Mr. Williams Kenny, on 44-7087629283 email:
williams_kennylaw@hotmail.com
<https://us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/compose?to=williams_kennylaw@hotmail.com>

Please, keep this transaction for yourself only because this is my last
hope on earth.

I advise you not to disclose this information to any other person even your
best friend until we have access to the fund. I pray for success of this
transaction.



Safety and care



Mrs. Marian Abdul

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