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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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Fraud email example:

From: martinofurum212@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:59:04 -0700
Subject: URGENT REQUEST.

Private Email:martin212@ec21.com
Telephone 234-8023567836
Name Martin Ofurum Esq.

Hello ,

I got your contact in course of my inquiry to
locate relations of my Deceased Client who died in a car crash on the 13th
February 2003. The reason for this is to inherit a Contracts Payment Deposits
Account of $6.5 million of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm. Consequently,
having gone through to your profile on Internet,I want you to please assist
me to inherit the fund into your Account.

This request emerged last week when the Finance
Firm contacted me for the attention of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one
reason or the other they have tried to contact him and was unsuccessful).

However, thereupon I announced his and protocols observed, I was mandated
(as the deceased's attorney)to provide the Next of Kin to inherit the Deposits
or they will freezeas"Unclaimed Deposit"Unfortunately, and unknown
to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among them in the car crash. But
rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to claim
the fund into your Account as you share same names with the Next of Kin
and I have the required Information to execute the transaction under legal
process.


Please contact me for further information and commencement of the transaction.


Yours faithfully,
Martin Ofurum Esq.
TELEPHONE 234-8023567836.

Private Email:martin212@ec21.com
/B REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL FOR ONWARD AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.


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