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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: mariam yousif <mariam_yousif@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mariam.yousif01@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:17:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From mariam yousif.

>From mariam yousif Greetings to you, I am mariam yousif, 21 years old, an orphan. my Parents are late and known as Mr.and Mrs Dime Richard yousif, he was Into Coco Business in cote d'ivoire, he was poison on his business trip to france by his business partner who traveled with him, before he dead he called me very close in hospital and expose to me where he kept the certificate of deposit his fund in bank here Abidjan, and warn me to move out of this country for safety of my life i should invest this fund outside my country, i am here in hotel de Canal Abidjan since pass three weeks with this important document DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE of (USD21.5m) i seek your sincere help-out to transfer this fund out of this country to a safety country for better investment, if you are willing please tell me.
1. Can I completely trust you?
2. Can you be able to keep this transaction confidential for the security of the money?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?
Consider this and get back to me

Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
>From mariam yousif.

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