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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: "Mr Martins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.martins@ravemail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 01:47:16 +0530
Subject: HELLO,

Dear
I am Mr Martins formally a staff in Trust bank pl c presently at Nat-west,
there is a customer named Mr Robert M Maillet,whom had fatal air crash,
left (£5.8 million Pounds) with Trust bank, Hence I seek your consent
to present you as the Next of Kin or Beneficiary of the said funds

Click link for more details
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
Contact me on this to enable us effect the transaction
Full Name
Mobile
Hope to receive your reply to enable us proceed please.

Rev c .Matins
Tell'+448712340418

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