419 scam: Alice Martin <alice.marttin60@gmail.com> GOOD MORNING,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Alice Martin <alice.marttin60@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:03:48 +0000
Subject: GOOD MORNING,

GOOD MORNING,
My name is Alice Martin from Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CÃ´te d'Ivoire). I am 22
years old girl an orphan, as a result of having no parents, my uncles are
threatening to kill me because of the inheritance my father left for me,
please i need your sincere help, i have ($ 10,500,000.00 United States
dollars) ten million five hundred thousand US dollars, which I inherited
from my deceased father, but he deposited the funds into a fixed / suspense
account at one of the prime bank here in Abidjan,
In agreement with the bank to transfer the fund to a foreign bank account
for investment overseas, but he died without transferring the fund.
My father used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin when he
deposited the fund, and the fund can only be transferred to a foreign bank
account, all i need is your honesty as my foreign guidance and to help me
invest the fund and also help me to further my education in your country.

Please if you fully accept to help me towards this purpose, kindly indicate
your interest by writing me back, then i will provide you with the needful
information on how to proceed.
I will give you 20% of the total fund for your help, after the transfer,
thank you for your concern.
yours,
Alice Martin.

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