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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 olive <olivemarts@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 04:54:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AM VERY HAPPY / CONTACT MY SECRETARY NOW


My Dear Rolf Wechslich,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from holland. Presently I'm in holland
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic his name is David Prosper) Email dagventure@yahoo.co.nz ask him to send you the total $1.3m, which i
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.
so feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr ifeanyi chika instruct
him where to send the amount to you.
Please let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferness at that time.at the moment, I?m very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner
are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to
the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with David Prosper he will sends the amount to you without any delay.

Best Regards.
Olive Martin



Hello,
I got your message,for your information i sent you a mail,to request a transaction with you based on trust,hence you have accepted to act as the next of kin,am now in position of taking a risk because the money will be transfer into your private account before i proceed to your country for investment,because without a foreigner stand up as a next of kin the money will not be pay out,that,s why i beg of you to act accordingly please don,t be tread my confidence,for your question what do you mean by EEC taxes,you should be specific in your questions and give me a quick reply

Regards

Thank you for the reply.

A few hours ago I saw with my own eyes a beautiful bird fly around my room. I believe it was a wood pigoen. Finally it escaped through the open window. I was thinking if it is a sign.

Forgive me but I am still unclear and I don't know how I was selected for this award.

Please do give me some words of advice about something that is making me insecure, what about EEC taxes? Do they concern me?

Now I will await a answer from you please.

Mr. Rolf Wechslich





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