419 scam: "Mariam Abdul"<mariam.abdul147@gmail.com> Greetings dear friend

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mariam.abdul147@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam Abdul" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:34:21 -0000
Subject: Greetings dear friend

Greetings to you, my dear,

My name is Mariam Abdul, I am writing you this message with tears in my eyes.
The ongoing civil war in my country Syria has affected my life so much.
I lost my family last year. My father was a wealthy business man before his death,
he did an oil and gas business, he also made gold business.
He has a big money $ 25.3 million dollars, the money is deposited at Bank SADERAT Plc in London, United Kingdom.
I am the next relative, but I can not call back or return the money back to Syria because of the war and killing in Syria ,

I need you to help me get the money and we can agree to invest it until I can recover from my illness and meet with you.
I would like to call you as my late father business partner and the Bank SADERAT Plc in United Kingdom will transfer the money to you.
I will send you all the documents and information about the payment of the money.

Please let me know if you can do this for me, this is my true story, please, I need your help.

You can contact me by e-mail (mariam.abdul147@gmail.com)

Regards,
Mariam

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