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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: "Mrs. Marial Almaleek" <mariamqskkjsjh@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 13:43:49 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Mariam Almaleek
Hello dear
Permit me to introduce myself to you as we have not met before. My name is Mrs. Mariam Almaleek from Cote d`Ivoire in the West African sub-region. I am a widow and mother of two female children. My late husband was a businessman in the field of Gold mining but he died in a hastily car accident on his way to the airport in 2013. There is a business proposal i would like to discuss with you if i receive your response to this email. Please respond as quickly as possible for details.
Looking forward to your response
Thanks and God bless
Mrs. Mariam Almaleek
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