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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: "Dr. S.K. martinz" <drsk_martinz57@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drsk_martinz@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 01:33:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent business transaction


FROM THE DESK OF
Dr SILAS KENNETH MARTINZ
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. Let me start by
introducing myself properly to you.
I am Dr Silas K. Martinz, the Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign Operations Department UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.I came to know you in my Private Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person to handle this Confidential Transaction, which involves the transfer of Huge sum of Money to a Foreign Account requiring Maximum Confidence.
SOURCE OF FUND: A Foreigner an Australia, Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.)
an Oil Merchant with the Federal Government of Nigeria,until his death
months ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310-! 301) Flight KQ431,Banked with us at Union
Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos and had a closing balance as at the end of September,
2000 worth US$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY Million United State Dollars), the bank
now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable efforts are being made by the Union Bank of Nigeria to get in touch with any of the Moore's family or relatives but without success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.)' s next of kin (He had no wife or children that is know to us). The Management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, that arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa. In order to avert this ulgly
development some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to
have you stand as next of kin to Late Engr. Steve Moore (Snr.) so that the
fund, US$20 Million will be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary's next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secure from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you that this business is 100% Risk Free on your part.
Your share stays while the rest will be for myself and my colleagues for
investment purposes according to agreement within both parties. As soon as we
receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual business proposal, we would furnish you with the necessary modalities
and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict. If this
proposal is acceptable to you, please furnish me with Your private fax and
phone numbers for easy communication, your Bank Name, Bank Account
Number, Companies Name and Address. (You are free to open a new Bank Account if you so wish) .
We have decided that the funds be shared thus, after it has been sucessfully
transferred into your account: 1. 30% of the money will go to you for acting
as the beneficiary of the fund. 2. 5% will be set aside for reimbursement to
both parties for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the
course of the transfer. 3. 65% to us the originator of the transaction. Please
do not take undue advantage of the trust we have reposed on you.

Best regards,
Dr.S. K. Martinz.


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