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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: Mariam Nasser Habib Musa <nasserhabibmariam@yandex.com>
Reply-To: Mariam Nasser Habib Musa <mariam.nasserhabib@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 05:11:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: In Good Faith


 Dear beloved One,
I am Mrs.Mariam Nasser Musa Habib, Wife of Nasser
Habib, from Angola who WAS until his death an exporter of Gold and oil
Explorer in Kuwait and Angola
for twelve years before he died. I am Sending you this email in regards
to my last wish. I have been diagnosed with cancer for a very long
period. I have been touched to Will the sum of $ 3.2million US dollars
[three million two hundred thousand United
State dollars] from what I have inherited from my late husband to you
to assist me to distribute my funds to charity work through your
assistance organization if you are willing to assist me bring my heart
desire to
manifestation for the glory of God Allah, kindly reply me to enable me
give you every legal information that will enable you to claim the Fund
for as my next of Kin and help me
conclude this humanitarian Project as I can not handle this Project
from my sick bed will be waiting for your response Thanks and God Allah
blessed you.
Mrs.Mariam Nasser Musa

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