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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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Fraud email example:

From: "olu martins" <mart_co_ltd@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:22:11 +0000
Subject: Mart Import & Export Co. Ltd (REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Olu Martins Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Mart Import & Export Co, Ltd. we are a group of
business men who deal on Raw Materials eg
cocoa,rubber,Cassava,Rubber etc and some ancient
art works,we export them into Canada/America.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our costumers
in Canada/America and Europe.
as well as making payments through you to us and
earn 10% of every payment made through you to
us.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given
the opportunity to negotiate your mode
of which we will pay for your services as our
representative.If you are
interested,please fill in the blank spaces below:
1.Your Full
Names.....................................................
2.Your Full Contact
Address......................................
3.State/Country..........................................
4.Your Phone/Fax
Numbers......................................
And send your response to the procurement officer at
olu_martins@importandexport.com
Thanks
CEO
Mr.Olu Martins


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