419 scam: "Mrs. Anne Martyns"<anne.mart5@outlook.com> Confidential

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Anne Martyns" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anne.mart5@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 06:05:43 -0700
Subject: Confidential

Good-day,

I am an external auditor for the European Fiscal Board, presently auditing accounts in several investment banks here in the City of London.

Having inside leverage, as part of the auditing team, I discovered a very huge amount of cash stuck in an account which has gone dormant due to intestacy. We can work together to get this funds as there are legal loop-holes. Upon confirmation of your interest, I would give more details.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Anne Martyns

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and all attachments may contain material that is confidential and/or privileged, and is intended only for the use of the person(s) named above. Any review, reliance, distribution or copying of this e-mail by others without express permission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail reply and destroy all copies of the original message.

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