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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: "martinswalte@terra.es" <martinswalte@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:50:26 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!





THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.





We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the to=
tal sum of =C2=A34,600,000.00GBP (Four million Six hundred thousand British=
Pounds) in the intent of the deceased (name now witheld since this is our =
second letter to you).We contacted you because you bear thesurname identity=
and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to


the inheritance since there is no written will.





Our legal services aim to provide our private clients with a complete servi=
ce. We are happy to prepare wills, set-up and administer Trusts,carry out t=
he administration of estates and prepare and administer powers of attorney.





All the papers will be processed in your acceptance of this deal, your curr=
ent telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address will be needed to en=
able us file necessary documents.





Please do reply to my personal email address (martinswalte@yahoo.de) for fu=
rther correspondence





Yours faithfully





Martins Walter





+44 704 571 7075





Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil=
.

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.






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