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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: "Martins Kevlin" <martins_kevlin39@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:35:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: get back to me


ATTN;


I AM MARTINS KEVLIN I , A SOLICITOR.
I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH
BENEVOLENT SPIRIT BASED ON
THE SATISFACTORY INFORMATION
GATHERED ABOUT YOU AND THE
BUSINESS I AM INTRODUCING IS
BASED ON SHEER TRUST
AND WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE.

I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO
MR. JOHN ACUNA, A NATIONAL OF
THE HASH MITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN,
WHO USES TO WORK WITH SHELL
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA.
ON THE 21ST OF STEP 2003, MY CLIENT,
HIS WIFE AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE
INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG
EXPRESS ROAD.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALL LOST
THEIR LIFE IN THE EVENT OF THE
ACCIDENT, SINCE THEN I HAVE
MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO
YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE
ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED
RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED
UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THE SEVERAL
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO
TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET,
TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS
FAMILY BUT TO NO AVAIL.

I CONTACT YOU TO ASSIST ME
IN RECEIVING THE MONEY AND
PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY
CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED
OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE
BANK WHERE THESE HUGE DEPOSITS LODGED.
PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE
DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT
ABOUT THIRTY MILLION U.S. DOLLARS
($30,000,000,00) ONLY CONSEQUENTLY,
THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE
THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE
DECEASED SINCE YOU ARE FROM THE
SAME COUNTRY, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF
THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT $30 MILLION
CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU
AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 60% FOR
ME AND 30% TO YOU, WHILE THE
REMAINING 10% WILL COVER ANY
ENVISAGED EXPENSES OR TAX AS YOUR
GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE.

I HAVE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM
WE MAY MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR
HONEST COOPERATION, TO ENABLE US
SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE
THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER
A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL
PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE
LAW. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME BY
THIS EMAIL ADDRESS OR MY TEL/ FAX-
LINE:THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AFTER
YOUR REPLY OF THIS MESSAGE TO
ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER.

WAITING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,

MARTINS KEVLIN


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