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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: "john martins" <johnmartins22@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:38:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THANKS



DEAR SIR,

MY NAMES ARE MARTIN JOHN, A SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATE OF THE LAW. NINE YEARS AGO I STOOD FOR A CLIENT WHO BIDED FOR A CONTRACT TO SUPPLY OIL-DRILLING EQUIPMENT TO THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).

THE CONTRACT WAS WELL EXECUTED AND THE HUGE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS INVOLVED . PART OF THIS MONEY (10 MILLION) HAS BEEN PAID TO MY CLIENT AND EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THE RELEASE OF THE BALANCE THAT IS NOW READY FOR PAYMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CLIENT HAS PASSED ON (6YEARS AGO) AND IS UNABLE TO PUT UP CLAIM FOR THE FUND.

NOW, NNPC HAS SHORTLIST THE DEBT FOR PAYMENT AND THEREFORE, I NEED SOMEBODY WHO I CAN RECOMMEND AS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF MY LATE CLIENT IN ORDER FOR NNPC TO RELEASE THE FUND. I HEREBY SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO PRESENT YOU TO STAND AS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF MY LATE CLIENT SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU.

AS A PROFESSIONAL IN FINANCIAL LAW AND A CITIZEN, I KNOW WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PUT ALL PAPERS IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD MYSELF AND YOU AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAW IS NOT BREACHED. THE ONLY AREA OF FEAR ON MY SIDE IS IF I CAN BE SURE OF YOUR TRUST WORTHINESS BECAUSE IF YOU WORK IN CONCERT WITH ME, WE WILL CONVINCE THE CORPORATION TO REMIT THE FUND IN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT YOU CONFIRM OKAY FOR THE TRANSACTION.

DO PLEASE OPEN UP COMMUNICATION WITH ME SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE TO DETERMINE YOUR TERMS FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS TACIT PROJECT. I SUGGEST THAT A PROPER ACCLIMATIZATION OF OURSELVES WILL ENGENDER A STRONGER COURSE FOR PULLING THIS THROUGH.
EQUALLY; IT IS GOOD TO NOTE THAT I DO NOT INTEND TO HAVE A TOO MANY HANDS IN THE CONSUMMATION OF THIS PROGRAM AND AM SURE YOU KNOW WHY?

I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MARTIN JOHN.


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