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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: "MARTIN WALKER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr_martinwalker01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:09:01 -0600
Subject: CAN YOUR HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION

Dear,


I am Mr. Martin Walker of Safe Deposit Centres London; what am about to tell you must be kept secretly and if you are not ready to co-operate to it please do declare your interest. I need some one serious and capable to handle a transaction worth the sum of $17,500,000.00USD (Seventeen million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) in the intent of the deceased (name now withheld since this is my second letter to you). I will present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written "will". My aim is to present you to my Security Company Management (Employers) as the Next of Kin to our deceased client. I will guide you all through the Claim procedure by providing all relevant Information and guiding you in your decisions and response to the Security Company Management. All the papers will be processed after your acceptance, forward the following information. You must be able to handle this transaction in all ways. This transaction is made to last 14 working days if you are truly serio

Your Full name,
Telephone numbers
Date of birth
Occupational status
Address


This is to enable me submit to the Security Company Management the details as the Next of Kin to the deceased Vault owner.

Contact me now on my direct e-mail: martinwalkera@w.cn

Please note that this transaction must be kept secret until you have received this fund. As the head of Security Vault in my company, I have done my home work and this transaction is 100% risk free, if only you can co-operate and ready to be of support in all ways, so that this fund can be process for delivery or transfer to your country.

Sincerely,
Martin Walker.

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