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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: Ms Martha Boswaski <marbosa@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:42:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Can i trust you for an investment in your country


Hello dear,

I can tell you that I would be happy to link more than a friendship with you. But first, let

me introduce myself to you.
 
My name is Ms.Martha Boswaski,I am an Estonian citizen and my husband died on 07 May 2009, He

was a wealthy heir and businessman at the head of a large holding.
 
My husband fell seriously ill and was taken to Spain for intensive care, but he later died

of his illness and was buried. So I inherited from my late husband the sum of U.S.

$12,000,000 (twelve million U.S. dollars).
 
This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement that my briefcase contains only family

property. This means that the company itself does not know the exact contents of the box

because it was shipped to Spain in a diplomatic assurance and declared as containing family

property.
 
I want to invest this money.Can i trust you.
 
Regards,
Ms.Martha Boswaski

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