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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: "Tony Martins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tonymartinss@inbox.lv>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:12:39 +0100
Subject: This is a genuine business transaction..

Dear friend,

For your kind attention, I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a sum of (15 million pounds) to your personal bank account for the benefit of both of us.

This is a genuine business transaction, only that I can not operate it alone without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore I am contacting you to stand before my bank as the beneficiary of this fund, that is my reason of contacting you in this manner to assist me actualize this better opportunity, also to share the benefit together with me.

You will be entitled to have 35% of this fund as a foreign partner, since you will provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to, while 65% will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of trust, Send the following information:
(1. A Beneficiary name and contact address.
(2. Your direct Office Telephone/Mobile.
(3. Your Age and occupation.
(4. Your ID

I will send you the full details and how this business will be executed.

Please keep this proposal as a top secret between both of us because the secret of this transaction is as well as the success of it, and if you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthy and confidentiality reply back to me immediately to prove your integrity, And if you are not interested about this business delete it immediately in your email box.

I will be looking forward for your urgent response.

Best regards,
Tony Martins
Company ID : 8414
Activity branch : Miscellaneous Services
Address : 02bp782 cotonou Rue Cyclone
City : Cotonou
Postal code :00229
Country : Benin

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