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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 Azed" <ma170002000782@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:04:17 +0900 (KST)
Subject: Good Day, Dearest Beloveth,

Good Day, Dearest Beloveth,

How are you doing, I hope that this email finds you well. I sent you an email a few days ago and am unsure of its arrival at your end destination. However, I would like to bring you awareness of my urgentsituation. Let me take a moment to write again to let you know the reason why i contacted you before. I am a single mother of 13 years old boy. I am 49 year old from Palestinian but grown up in Israel. I am looking for investment opportunities for my only son from developed countries specifically to secure his financial future. I have a bachelor's degree in petroleum please if you are interested get back to me for the full details.Have a nice day
Best Regard,
Mrs Mariam Azed.

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