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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: "maktin dickson" <maktindickson1@maktindickson1.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:12:56 +0000
Subject: I hope to receive your kind assistance.

MARTINS & ASSOCIATES,
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & SOLICITORS
Ground floor, Old Building
G.R.A LAGOS
EMAIL:martindickson@o2.pl

Attn,

DEAR,SIR/MADAM

I am Barrister MARTINS, I am the personal attorney to (MR ANDREAS
SCHRANNER), a German Estate tycoon. Herein after shall be referred toas my
client, On JULY 25TH, 2000, my client and his entire family diedin the Air
France Concorde Flight 4590 Plane Crash.

Since then I have made several attempts to locate any of my clients extended
Relatives this has proved unsuccessful so I decided to contact you to assist
inreceiving the money left behind by my client before the money Get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
is lodged, where the deceased had an account valued at about ($32million
U.SDollars) and the Bank has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confiscated within the next (14) official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over (4) years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at ($32 million U.S Dollars) can be
paid into your account and then you and me Can share the money.60% to me and
30% to you,and 10% will be for any expences that will be incured by both
parties.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through
and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protectyou from any breach of the law and I hope the fund arrives
your account in latest 10 banking days from the date of the receipt of the
following informations:

Marrital status......................
Age .................................
Private phone number................
Fax number..........................
occupation .......................

The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your
norminated bank account,for your confirmations,please click on this website
for more info.
(Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

Please if this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you, I awaityour urgent reply, and reply this
mail through my privateemail address:(martindickson@o2.pl 0r
martins123@fastermail.com)

Best regards,

Barr MARTINS


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