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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: maryam abacha <maryamabacha24@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:17:23 +0100
Subject: With Love And Trust
Sorry to bother you with my problems and would like you to please find a
place in your heart to assist me and my immediate family so that my late
husbands friends and relatives would not steal from us all my late husband
left behind, hence I decided to reach you through this medium.
I will give you more information as to this regard as soon as you reply.
I repose great confidence in you hence my approach to you due to security
network placed on my day to day affairs I cannot afford to visit the
embassy so that is why I decided to contact you and I hope you will not
betray my confidence in you.
My late husband Abacha deposited the sum of $20.3million dollar in a
switch security firm abroad whose name is withheld for now until we open
communication so please send down your phone/Fax Number.
I shall be grateful if you could receive this funds into your account for
safe keeping.
This arrangement is known to you and my son Mustapha alone, I accrue you
30% of this funds. Please honesty is the watch word in this transaction, I
will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.
Please expedite! action.
Sincerely yours,
Maryam
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