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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 maram seyeed <seyeed005@msn.com>
Reply-To: <maram_seyeed_2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:17:42 +0000
Subject: FUNDS FOR POOR CHARITY PURPOSE ON BEHALF OF MRS SEYEED.



Hello My Dear ,


FUNDS FOR POOR CHARITY PURPOSE ON BEHALF OF MRS SEYEED.

I will be very grateful for your urgent nice responds to this my proposal,feel free and get back to me immediately to enable me link you up to my Attorney so that he will direct you on what to do to get these funds out from here in Ghana. I am from kuwait and also living here in Achimota,Accra- Ghana with my late husband for many years ego before he gave up on 27th March,2006.

Though we don't have any child before my late husband gave up and being a barren woman ,all my family members in KUWAIT are having eyes blow to me because we changed from Mulism family to Christian family and they were after my life and plan to claim all my late husband wealth left for me due to we are a born again Christian family since we located here in GHANA,WEST AFRICA.

Since i was very sick for now and meanwhile, according to my health the doctor told me that I will not live for the Next two months hence i may die.I urgently need a very honest person that will use my money for the needy and poor charity mission on my behalf and in my memory there in your country that is why I contacted you. I will be very glad if you will do according to the faith I posed on you for this regards.

As I may not in a good condition to transact this with you because of my health, my attorney will legally work with you to provide all the necessary documents on my behalf till the claim is over. What i need from you is your honest and trust so that you will use the money according to the faith I posed on you for this regards.

Right now,the funds was deposited with ECOBANK PLC GHANA at the value ofUS$2.3M (Two Million,Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) for you to claim on my behalf through my family Attorney who will help you fight for the claim. I am doing this because of my condition now, so that you will use the fund for charity purposes on my behalf and in memory there after around your country and the world in general if you can ,building churches ,helping the poor charity around your country and not only for yourself please.
Get back to me as soon as you are willing to make my dream work out before i may die to enable me link you to my family Attorney for that regards.

You are much welcome to Ghana West Africa to finalize this transaction with my Attorney face to face so that these funds will be pay to you either by cash or direct to your account without further delay,at least Seeing is believing.

May the Good Lord guide in this purpose and strengthening you for accomplishment execution of this legacy as i have wished.
Thanks and have a happy day.
Mrs. Maram Seyeed.

HOME ADRRESS #32 Country town Achimota,Accra- Ghana.

NB Please get back to me through my private Email address:maram_seyeed_2002@yahoo.co uk

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