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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 <martins_fred3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:45:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


>From Fred Martins
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Sogefia Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa

(CONFIDENTIAL

Hello Respecful,





Permit me to inform you of my desire to go into business relationship with you for long time mutual benefits.I am fred (24Years old) while my sister rose(22Years old) The children of late Mr & Mrs RICHARD MARTIN who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in Abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. We are seeking your attention to help us transfer the sum(USD 2,500,000.00) two million five hundred thousand United State American dollars into your account for an investment purposes,Such as real estates and stock markerts,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death of our father.

So why we contacted you is to help us invest this money in your country for us,and help us to continue our education,also you will help us to get our resident permit in your country. As we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of africa because of our uncle who killed our father is after our lives because of this money.

Please dear, I and my Sister are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as a made of compensation for your urgent assistance to us .Please kindly contact us immediately you got this mail with this my private email contact
martins9fred@yahoo.fr


Yours sincerely,

FRED AND ROSE MARTIN



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