The fake "Mariam Abdul" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information by impersonating someone else. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.
The "Mariam Abdul" Advance-Fee Scam
From: Mariam Abdul <leorestaurante@grupo-leo.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Greetings to you my dear friend,
Greetings to you my dear friend,
My name is Mariam Abdul, i am writing this message to you with tears in my eyes. The on-going civil war in my country Syria has affected my life so much. I lost my family last year. My father was a rich business man before his death, he was doing oil & gas business, he was also doing gold business. He made a big money $25.3 Million US Dollar, the money is deposited with First Gulf Bank in Dubai, UAE, i am the next of kin but i can not retrieve or return the money back to Syria because of the war and killing in Syria now.
Please I need you to assist me receive the money and we can agree for you to invest it, until I recover from my sickness and come over to meet with you.
I want to appoint you as my late father business partner and the First Gulf Bank in Dubai will transfer the money to you. I will send to you all the documents and information for deposit of the money.
Please let me know if you can do this for me, this is my real story, please I need your help.
you can contact me by my email ( mariamabdul523@gmail.com )
Kind Regards,
Mariam Abdul