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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 Bamers <mariamb4@web.de>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:56:08 +0200
Subject: I need your urgent respond, From, Miss Mariam Bamers




From, Miss Mariam Bamers

Good Day.

I know that this mail might be a surpriseing to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nut shell, My name is Mariam Bamers from the Republic of Sudan in Central Africa, now seeking for refugee in Cotonou Republic of Benin under the (UNHCR).

The only child of late Dr. Solomon Bamers. I am looking for someone who can take me as child I promise to be obidient to you and I will bring happiness to your life, I prayed over it and selected your name amoung two names due to it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me, as a reputable and trustworthy person. I can do business with,and by their recommendations I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. I want you to assist me in this transaction.

My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Oil company in (South Dafur) Sudan. But he was poisoned to death alongside with my mother by his business associate,On one of their outing to discuss a business deal in oversea, However, after their death I managed to stay alone and when the war broke out in my country.

I escape to refugee camp in Cotonou Republic of Benin with every important files of my father.He has the sum of (US$10.2M) Ten million two hundred thousand U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my late father in one of the leading Bank in outside Sudan. The deposit documents indicate me as the next of kin. Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me. I will map out 25% for you and 5% of the total fund for any expenses incur during the process of the transfer.

(1) you will Stand on my behalf as the beneficiary for the claim of the inheritance from the Finance firm since the management of the Bank adviced that I should solicit for an individual or corporate organization to claim the deposit for me as they cannot release it directly to me due to my refugee status in Benin.

(2) Transfer the money over to your own country and into your possession pending my arrival to meet with you.

(3)Invest and manage the money for me in a good business pending my maturity.

(4) Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as my money is released to you.

Furthermore,you can contact the Bank for confirmation and I will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable the Firm correspond with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or adopt me as your Family Member if possible and manage the money for me.

Conclusively I wish you send me a reply immediately you recieve this proposal. on my personal Email pc2341@voila.fr [mailto:pc2341@voila.fr] for urgent respond


Until then,I remain with the best ,

Regards

Mariam Bamers
N:B I want you to always reply on this Email address ( pc2341@voila.fr [mailto:pc2341@voila.fr] ) for urgent respond.




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