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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: "Mrs. Doris Martins" <mrs.doris@masini.ro>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Doris Martins" <mrs.doris@web2mail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 01:25:52 EEST
Subject: Strictly Confidential

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs. Doris Martins the wife of late Mr. Francis Martins, who was murdered by an agent of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabweans opposition party and over a land dispute. The land problem arose when the President Introduced the new land Act that wholly affected the rich white farmers but some few blacks vehemently condemned the Modus adopted by the government and this resulted in rampant killing and mob actions.

My husband was among the few richest black Zimbabwean farmers and during his initial period of explosive farm growth he took me to Madrid in Spain to deposit the sum of USD$ 32 Million United State Dollars in a security and finance company and declare the contents as family treasure because he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as Gem / Precious Stones inorder to avoid much demurrage from the security firm. This money was earmarked for the purchase of machinery and chemicals for the farms and also for the establishment of new farms in Switzerland and Lesotho.

Since my husband’s death I and my children are currently staying in United Kingdom as refugees / asylum seekers for security purpose. Consequently, it may interest you to know that I got your email address from the British Network Exchange online here in London as a trustworthy person to deal with then I decided to contact you. I have only written to seek your assistance to help me withdraw the entire fund in Spain so that I can invest it here in the U.K or outta Country.

Please kindly reply my email by indicating your interest and willingness to assist me. Bear in mind that at the end of your assistance/effort I will compensate you with 20% of the total money and 75% will be for me and my family, while the remaining 5% will be mapped out for any expenses we may incur during the transaction. Please do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, God bless.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Doris Martins



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