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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.
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- mrs.marianmohammed@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Nicholas Ibeh <nicholasibeh7@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:15:12 +0100
Subject: Contact Mrs. Mariam to receive your ATM card.
Good day dear ATM card Owner;
I sent this letter to you a few months ago but my secretary Mrs. Mariam
Mohammed called me yesterday and said that you haven't received your ATM
card yet, So I decided to resend it again.
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred to a Swiss account under the cooperation of a new partner from
Paraguay.
Presently I am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
money. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in this transaction even though it did not work for us at that time.
I have decided to compensate you for your efforts. Please manage the money.
It is a token of my appreciation to you. I want to compensate you with a
total amount of $800,000. And I have deposited the money in the bank in
your name.
Furthermore I have instructed the bank to give you an international
certified ATM VISA CARD of $800,000. This will be easier for you to receive
the money.
Therefore feel free to contact my secretary Mrs. Mariam Mohammed and
instruct her where to send the ATM VISA CARD to you.
Contact Person Name: Mrs. Mariam Mohammed.
E-Mail: (mrs.marianmohammed@gmail.com)
WhatsApp: +22899971632
Be informed that I have already forwarded instructions to Mrs. Mariam
Mohammed on your behalf to prepare the ATM CARD on your name as soon as
you contact her.
Please let me know as soon as you receive your money. At the moment, I'm
very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new
partner are having at hand.
Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Oleg Alexandrovich
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