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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: "Mrs. Marial Almaleek" <mariamqskkjsjh@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 11:19:37 +0200
Subject: From Mrs. Mariam Almaleek
Dear Sir
Permit me to introduce myself and my reason for contacting you. My name is Mrs. Mariam Almaleek from Cote d`Ivoire in the West African sub-region. I am a widow and mother of two female children age, 6 and 3 years respectively. My late husband was an influential businessman in the field of Gold mining /exporting overseas but he died in a hastily car accident on his way to the airport in 2013.
The reason I have contacted you is to solicit your assistance to sell 180KGS of raw gold my husband left in a private security company here. I need your help to find a buyer and to help me sell the gold so i can use the proceeds to look after my children. Please let me know if you can handle this project as quickly as possible.I am going to give you more details once I get your response indicating your willingness to help me.
Thanks and God bless
Mrs. Mariam Almaleek
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