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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 bill <billmartins834@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 21:38:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: HELLO


Hello,
After going through your profile,i decided to contact you on a business proposal,It seems you are a sincere person.I am a Soldier working as United Nations peace keeping troop in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism.On the other hand I need your assistance,I have in my possession the sum of $6.2million USD Which i made here in Afghanistan and I deposited this money with a Red Cross security as a consignment.
Due to the United Nation policy on Afghanistan, there is a plan to move some troops out of Afghanistan so I will be among the people that will be moving out. I cannot take this money to the United States because since they know me as military personnel, they will want to know how I come about it. Due to this, I have made an arrangement for a Red Cross diplomat agent to move this fund. The question is who will be in charge of the money in my absence.I decided to find someone that is real and no imaginary,that is why i went to secured your site where i can be sure that the person is real.I believe i can trust you, I assure you with my life that everything will go smoothly.
I want you to stand as the beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it safe so that as soon as i come, you will assist me to invest it in a good profitable venture,I will give you 30% of the total money for the assistance after you have receive the money.I believe I can trust you. Where we are now we can only communicate through our military communication facilities, which are secured so nobody can monitor our emails, then I can explain in details to you. I will only reach you through email, because our calls might be monitored, I just have to be sure whom I am dealing with.Please if you can handle it, let me know so that i will furnish you on the modality to follow also make sure that you keep everything confidential.
Get back to me with the following information below for more details.here is my billmartins52@hotmail.com
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I wait your response.
 Bill Martins

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