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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: Tammy Younesian <tammymariamrezayounesian@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tamincommercegroup@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 02:48:16 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT AND HONEST BUSINESS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP OVER A
MULTI MILLION DOLLARS CHARITY PROJECT FOR HUMANITY

Peace of God be with you and your entire family members.
Thanks for your response and i am very happy that you have accepted to
help me to secure the $25 Million and use it for charity project..

Let me tell you about myself. My father, my mom and siblings all died same
day in a ghastly car accident. I have been diagnosed of Idiopathic
Fibrosis cancer.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that the cancer is still at it average stage.
I am presently receiving chemo.

My father was into crude oil and gas, petrochemical Engineering and
a government contractor. He is the Founder and Owner of Tamin Commerce
Group both in Iran and Africa.


My father family are wicked, greedy and selfish.
They took every of my inheritance including companies, estates and funds
worth over $60 Million United States Dollars. They said female child in Iran
don't inherit wealth from dead parents. They threw me out and abandoned me
just out of selfishness and greed.

My father executed a contract with the government in 2008 over the supply
of under water gas pipe lines and maintenance of two crude oil refineries,
but the contract sum was not paid to him, because he died few weeks after
he completed the contract.

Just two weeks ago the paying bank contacted me about the contract sum,
because i am the next of kin to the fund. Now the $25 Million contract
sum is ready release to me, but due to my heath condition i can't go
through the transfer process which will be very stressful to me as i
have never done such transaction and moreover i am entrusting the fund
to you because of my uncles because they won't be able to trace the fund
to my names, because my late father had the $25 Million in my names as
next of kin.

My uncles have been tracing all funds in my names, but they
are not aware of this $25 Million which is why i want us to hurry up so the
fund would be released to you and then i will come over to your Country
for disbursement of the fund. I promise to reward you with $5 Million of
the total $25 Million.

You would be required to forward your names in full, your address, telephone
number, occupation and position and copy of your identity card which i am
going to forward to the paying bank whereby presenting you as
beneficiary/next of kin of my $25 million in the bank custody for immediate
release to you. .Please don't delay to respond.

May God bless you as you help me.

Best Regards,
Tammy Mariam Younesian

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