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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: "Mr. Aqeel Abdulla Isa Marhoon" <kaboremariam392@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aqeelabdullaisamarhoon1984@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:43:12 -0700
Subject: Hi

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I am Mr. Aqeel Abdulla Isa Marhoon, a Bahriani Citizen,50 years old,
without any family, I lost my wife and my two children in a car accident in
August 2020.

I was dealing on Crude Oil and Gold import/export before the death of my
beloved family, According to my Doctor due to the shock of the news of
their death that resulted me being diagnosed of High Blood Pleasure (HBP)
also with Paralysis.

At the moment I'm down with FULL-BODY PARALYSIS I cannot walk or stand I
have been bedridden for two years now,

Since I know that I have very limited time to stay on earth before I die
according to my Doctor who recently told me that i have a symptoms of
cancer of blood called ( Myeloma ) and i may not be able to live long due
to the above stated illness, However I have decided to use my balance
deposit sum of Thirteen million Five hundred thousand Euros 13,
500,000.00.Euro, in one of the prime bank for charity project in your
country residence or any country of your choice if only you will be
interested to handle this project for the glory of God, I don't want my
efforts to be used by the Government when i am gone the journey of my life
and my late wife began from the Orphanage home.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the bank contact where you
will send your bank details and other requirements they may need from you,
Get back to me if you are interested and ready to handle this charity work
your urgent response will be appreciated

Your dying brother
Mr. Aqeel Abdulla Isa Marhoon

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