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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 Kenneth <mariamkenneth2004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mariam Kenneth <mrsmariam_kth@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 20:36:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Dear in the Lord


My Dear in the Lord
 
    I am Mariam  Kenneth I am a widow suffering from long time illness (Cancer) I am currently admitted in a privet hospital here, I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Peter Kenneth the sum of (€2.700,000,00)Two million seven hundred thousand Euro, which he deposited in the bank, duo to we don’t have any child to inherit this money and my health condition is very bad now.
 
 My dear in the lord I need a very honest and God fearing Person to donate this fund, who can use this funds for God's work who will follow the instruction of my late husband.

 My late husband instructed that this fund should be use for charity purpose such as to build hospitals help the poor and orphanages homes, etc.
 Please if you would be able to accomplish this wish, kindly reply me immediately,
 And send me the following information’s as per below.
 
Your full names.................
Address ................................
Age ......................
Occupation ..........................
Photo.........................
Tel……………………….
 Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours,
Mrs. Mariam Kenneth

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