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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: Martins Lucas <martinlucaz005@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: martinlucaz001@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:17:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR VERY URGENT REPLY PLS...


Hello Friend,
I am contacting you for two purposeful reasons. First
is that I will like my family to relocate to the
United states or any good country outside here.Second
is to guide my son through to good business
establishments and investments like mechanical and
some contracting business on higher levels. I will be
glad if you will honour my proposal.
I have just been released from detention on some
unfounded allegation of which i am innocent and has
also been placed under surveillance of which I can not
travel out of the country for now due to the
allegations leveled against me while in office as the
Managing director of the Bank of the North Nig. Plc
some years ago of which I am facing litigations right
now. During the time I was with the Bank I made
several loans to various oil firms and in return I was
given various sums as gratifications. If you are
conversant with world news, you would understand
better. During this period I was able to make some
good money worth $16,000000 (sixteen million us dollars)
for myself and kept in a private security
finance accounts overseas as personal effects. Out of
the money over time which I made I kept a substantial
part in a Private security firm outside my country in
Europe and I kept it in the vaults of this firm as
personal effects. The reason is because no names were
used to lodge in the vaults containing the funds.
Instead, I used PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
(PIN)and declared the contents as Bearer Bonds and
Treasury Bills. Also the firm issued me with the
deposit documents and receipts of the vault leasing.
On receipt of your reply, we shall discuss more on
your involvement, gains and interests.
Please send me an immediate reply to my private email
address of martinlucaz001@yahoo.co.in and let me know
your willingness to assist me on this matter and for
us to discuss further.
Regards,
Martin Lucas and Family.


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