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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. Jacob Martins" <meryado4@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 13:19:42 +0800
Subject: Hello To whom it may concern

Hello Sir/Madam,

I am Jacob Martins. from the United Kingdom but living in Ukraine and
presently in a refugee camp in Poland Eastern Europe due to the war in
Ukraine.

Please sir/Madam, I just want to inform you that I and my friend was able
to escape into Poland and find our self in refugee camp in Poland with a
consignment box full of USD dollars in millions and we were able to deposit
the consignment box with a help of a lawyer in a local storage house in
Poland. and the consignment contains (usd$7,500,000,000.00) Seven Million
Five Hundred United State Dollars.

Sir, We are seeking for your partnership to stand for us as the beneficiary
to ship down the consignment box from Poland to your destination, and every
paperwork regarding this consignment will be worked out by the lawyer, and
for more details please kindly contact our lawyer Barrister. Benjamin
Lucas, email contact; benjaminlucas@inbox.lv, please kindly contact him. He
will handle everything as we are in a refugee camp in Poland.

I will be expecting your Positive response

Regards and stay blessed
Mr. Jacob Martins.

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