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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: "FRED MARTINS" <fred_martins_13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fred_martins_12@yahoo.com.au
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:39:46 +0000
Subject: please your instant response

ATTENTION:
I AM MR FRED MARTINS WITH THE GLOBAL SECURITY AND FINANCIAL
COMPANY NETHERLAND.
I AM MANDATED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF FUND OF MR CLEMENT
BALOGUN A CITIZEN OF NIGERIA,PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THE FUND WAS MOVED OUT
LAST WEEK FRIDAY TO YOUR COUNTRY AND ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE MEN WHO WERE
CARRING THE MONEY,THE DIPLOMATS WERE STOPPED AT YOUR COUNTRY'S AIRPORT BY
THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS WHILE CARRYING THE TWO TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING $14
MILLION USD EACH.
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OF NOT CONTACTING THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND
WHO HAPPENS TO BE A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THE DIPLOMATS LEFT
NETHERLAND ON FRIDAY MORNING,AND BASED ON THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY MY
CLEMENT THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY BARRISTER UCHE MBA,MADE THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
OF THIS COMPANY TO AGREE TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY,TO MR LITTLE
WOOD WHOM MR CLEMENT HAD CHOSEN TO BE THE BENEFICIARY OF HIS FUND.
RIGHT NOW THE DIPLOMATS CARRYING THIS CONSIGNMENT ARE STILL WITH THE
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT THE AIRPORT,WHILE THE DIPLOMATS INSIST THAT THE TWO
TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING $28 MILLION USD SHOULD NOT BE OPENED FOR
CHECK,CONSIDERING THEIR DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT COVERING THEM.PLEASE WE NEED
YOUR INSTANT ATTENTION BECAUSE THE OFFICERS ARE DEMANDING FOR $6000 USD
BEFORE THEY WILL RELEASE THEM WITHOUT THE TWO BOXES CONTAINING THE FUNDS TO
BE SEARCHED. TO ALLOW THEM GO WITHOUT OPENING THE BOXES AND MY FEAR IS THAT
THEY MIGHT TERM THE MONEY DRUG MONEY OR MAY CHARGE THE DIPLOMATS FOR MONEY
LAUNDARY,IF NOTHING IS DONE.
WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE,FOR MR LITTLE WOOD WHOM OWNS THIS FUND YESTERDAY WE
GOT THE NEWS THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT,AFTER MY MEN HAD ALREADY
LEFT,AND RIGHT NOW THE CHANCES OF THE DIPLOMATS GETTING OUT WITHOUT THE
BOXES TO BE OPENED IS SLIM IF THIS PAYMENT IS NOT DONE,KINDLY COME TO OUR
AID FOR MY MEN ARE HELPLESS AND SECONDLY THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO WITH
THE MONEY ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED.
PLEASE KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS,TO ENABLE THEM
LOCATE YOU TO SAFE GUARD THIS MONEY,IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD HELP TO US,DO NOT
HESITATE TO WRITE BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY,SO THAT I CAN REVEAL SOME SECRETS
CONCERNING/COVERING THE FUNDS,AND MOST ESPECIALLY ON WHOM TO CONTACT FOR THE
RELEASE OF THE DIPLOMATS FROM THE HANDS OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS,I HOPE
FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.
FRED MARTINS,
ACCOUNT/PAYMENT OFFICER
FOR
GLOBAL SECURITY AND FINANCIAL COMPANY NETHERLAND.

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