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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 ugo <martinsugo03@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:03:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need your details before we proceed.




Dear Prema,

Please, give me your full name name address/personal for easy collection.
Best regards
Martin
,

Dear Sir,

If you found that my English writing is not totally great, I am remorseful but it is not my main language.

To be honest I am a little mixed-up because I have been told to get in touch with several email addresses regarding a very private and critical issue. Can you please peruse the enclosed email and tell me whether I am finally in contact with the right party to help me? I am just a little insecure.

Ms Prema Suruchi

--- Forwarded email ---

Good Friend

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds

transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.



Now contact my secretary his name is Martins Ugo Email:

martinsugo03@yahoo.com.ph ask him to send you the total of $1.5m which

i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my secretary Martins Ugo instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share

the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment Iam very

busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new

partner are having at hand finally remember that I had forwarded

instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money so feel free to get in touch with Martins Ugo he will send the amount to you without any delay.Give him address where he can send you the cheque.

Regards

EZE ALFRED.

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