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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: "martin momoh" <mmomoh02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:22:41 +0100
Subject: Attn. Timmermans............

FROM MARTIN MOMOH
CHAMBERS
LAGOS NIGERIA

Dear Timmermans,
I am BARRISTER MARTIN MOMOH, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Late Engineer David Timmermans,a National of your country, who used to
work with shell Petroleum evelopment company(SPDC) in Nigeria.Here in
aftershall be referred to as my client. On April 21, 2003 my client,his
wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu
express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
nameover the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly
the ECO BANK NIGERIA PLC ,Where the deceased had a deposit Valued at about
($10.5 million u s dollars)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that this account valued at ($10.5million u.s.dollars) can be paid to
you,the two of us will then split the money.I,as an attorney will help
notarize all the necessary legal 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.
best regards,
Barrister Martin Momoh

NB: PLEASE REPLY STRICTLY WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
momoh130@yahoo.co.id

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