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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: Martin Urmar <martin_urmar115@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:37:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I Shall Be Most Grateful If You Can Assist me !!


From Martin Urmar.
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire
West Africa
Email:martin_urmar115@yahoo.fr

My Dear,

I do recognize the surprise this urgent but confidential letter will bring to you especially as it came from a stranger, but rest assured that it came with best of intentions.

First, I must introduce myself I am Martin Urmar. From Sierra Leone. my father was one of the key officers of the administration and an In-law to Major Paul Korma, he succeeded in getting the sum of US$6.5 Million (Six Million United States Dollars). He made arrangement and lifted the money in Truck Box through diplomatic means to Cote d'Ivoire upon his salefty arrival in Cote d'Ivoire he deposit the consignment in a security Company in Cote d'Ivoire as a family valuable property.

I am presently living in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire, in exile as an asylum seeker but unfortunately, my father died of heart attack after a few months of exile in Cote d'ivoire and automatically, I came in total control of the said money as the only surviving son, I am seeking a trust worthy person who will assist me and my younger sister to retrieve the consignment from the security company in Cote d'Ivoire . I shall be most grateful if you can assist me accomplish this transaction and hoping too that you will remain trustworthy.

As such, the only thing I ask from you is total assistance,complete trust and assurance that my own part of the money will be safe when afther receiveing the consignment to your care. I would also wish you kept this proposal highly confidential and secret considering my father's position before his death and the source of the money.


Thanks as i look forward to your email today and as soon as i read from you, i shall give you further informations the plan that will bring us to the smooth completion of ths project.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Urmar.

N/B Please contact me through the above Email address as soon as possible for security purpose.





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