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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Martins Family project" <johnmartinsfamilyproject2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnmartinsfamily@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:20:55 +0200
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE/FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

FROM: John Martins
TEL:+27-72-313-8238
44 SANDTON AVENUE SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA



HUMBLE ASSISTANCE/FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

DEAR:SIR/MADAM,

This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather compel to contact your esteemed self, following knowledge of your
high repute and trust worthiness is borne out of this difficult situation
that my family has been engulfed in since my Father and Bread winner of my
family was forced to relinquish his position in the State, and my family
driven out of our country into exile.

I am Mr. John Martins, the son of Brigadier Arnold Martins from Angola. As
the only son, I am looking for an individual / company who can assist me in
transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad to a company / private
account. I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
25.5Million (Twenty five million Five hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) deposited by my late father in a private security company in
Johannesburg South Africa. Before the death of my father he was a brigadier
in charge of arms and ammunitions procurement for the Angolan Army. In his
(WILL) he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$25.5. Million,
which he deposited in the safe box in private security company in
Johannesburg, South Africa.

In fact he said and I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw your Attention to
the sum of US$25.5 Million. I deposited the box containing the fund in a
security company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the war I found out that some senior army officials and government
functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and
Properties and sending them to foreign countries.

Due to this, when the former Special Adviser to the President and I were
assigned by the President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South
Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity to divert the money For our
personal use. When we so shared the money,
I got a total sum of US$25.5 Million). I did this incase of death so that
you John , wouldn’t suffer. Do not disappoint me, bye for now and God bless
you.

After the burial I decide to move to south Africa where this money was
deposited and withdraw it and put to use and was disappointed as it is
against the human right law SECTION 22 OF THE REFUGEES ACT NO.130 OF 1998
that asylum seekers in the country do not have the right to operate a bank
account or to run an enterprise in the country, after much consideration we
arrive at a point that it will be of interest for us to contact a partner
who we will trust and insure him or her the beneficiary of this fund.

From the words of my father's WILL, you will understand that the lives and
my future depend on this fund, and as such I would be very grateful if you
can assist me. Now what I would like you to do for me as an international
partner is to help us clear this sum from the security company using your
name as the beneficiary of the fund. You can contact me on this number:
+27-72-313-8238.

Moreover I have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% for the expenses that might be incurred in the course of the
transfer and the remaining 70% for the family s investment abroad, which you
will assist us to materialize Please, your utmost trust, sincerely and
confidentiality is highly needed in this transaction, Because of my
condition, be free to ask any question you consider necessary and be kind to
provide me with your communication facilities for smooth and confidential
link, should this meet your utmost consideration,

please give me your earliest reply on or before three working days for more
details.By Replying to my private email address
(johnmartinsfamily@yahoo.com)
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

MR. John Martins.

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