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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: BARRISTER ROY MARTINS <roy_martins@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: roy_martins22@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:09:43 +0100
Subject: BARRISTER ROY MARTINS


DEAR SIR,MADAM
I AM BARRISTER ROY MARTINS, FROM SOUTH-AFRICA AND PRIVATE
ATTORNEY TO THE LATE MRS.STELLA OBASANJO, WIFE OF THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, WHO DIED ON THE 23RD OF OCTOBER 2005 AT A HOSPITAL
IN MARBELLA AN ISLAND IN SPAIN. SHE HAD TRAVELLED TO SPAIN TO UNDERGO
SURGERY AND DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THAT SURGERY, AS THE
PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO THE DECEASED, I HANDLE MANY OF HER AFFAIRS,MOSTLY
PROPERTIES AND FUNDS HERE IN SOUTH-AFRICA. IN THIS CASE MY CLIENT LEFT HUGE
AMOUNT OF MONEY $6.5 MILLION US DOLLARS AND SO MANY OTHER INVESTMENTS WITH MY
SIGNATURES WITH FINANCE AND SECURITY FIRM HERE IN SOUTH-AFRICA.
VERY SOON MY CLIENT'S FAMILY WILL CALL ME TO ACCOUNT FOR MY CLIENT'S
PROPERTIES AND FUNDS DEPOSITED IN HERE. AT THIS JUNCTURE, I SEEK YOUR
CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFACTOR TO MY LATE CLIENT'S $6.5 MILLION
U.S DOLLARS DEPOSITED HERE IN SOUTH-AFRICA WHICH I WILL DISCLOSE TO YOU, SINCE I HAVE
ALL THE DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE DEPOSITING OF THE FUNDS. I WILL PROCURE
ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM
WE MIGHT MAKE.
ALL I REQUIRE YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US TO SEE THIS DEAL
THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW,I PROMISE THAT YOU
AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY 60/40%. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL
SEND ME A NUMBER THAT I CAN CALL YOU.I BELIEVE MY LETTER WILL RECEIVE A
FAVOURABLE CONSIDERATION AS I
AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ASAP.
BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER ROY MARTINS.
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: roy_martins22@yahoo.com
NB:CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE OBITUARY INFORMATION.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/
http://www.socialistnigeria.org/paper/2005/may/4

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