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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: "paul martins" <paulmartins22001@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:49:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM PAUL MARTINS


FROM PAUL MARTINS=09
ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE D=92IVOIRE=20

DEAREST ONE

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSH=
IP WITH YOU, I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM YOUR COUNTRY DIRECTORY, PLEAS I NE=
ED A TRUST-WORTH PERSON THAT WILL HELP ME TO TRANSFER MY FUND. I AM PAU=
L MARTINS, THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR AND MRS PAUL WILLIAMS.MY FATHER WAS =
VERY WEALTH GOLD MERCHANTIN MONROVIA THE CAPITAL OF REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA=
IN WEST AFRICA. MY FATHER WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE WHILE=
MY DIED WHEN I AM LITTLE AND MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM=
HIS ONLY SON.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 14TH DECEMBER 2005 IN HOSPITALHERE IN =
COTE D=92IVOIRE, HE SECRETLY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM =
OF ( USD $15MILLIONS) WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN METAL=
BOX AS FAMILY VALUABLE IN MY NAME AS NEXT OF KIND HERE IN COTE D=92IVO=
IRE

HE ALSO MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE MONEY HE WAS POIS=
INED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE WHILE ON A TRIP WITH THEM ANDHE INSTRUTE=
D ME LOOK FOR FOREIGN PATNER WKO WILL HELP ME RANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF=
THIS COUNTRY AND INVEST IT FOR ME. MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS FOR=
YOU TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THIS PEO=
PLE WHO KILL MY FATHER WILL KILL ME TOO. I AM NOW HIDING IN A LCAL PLA=
CE HERE AND I WILL COMPENSATE YOU WITH 20% OF TOTAL AMOUNT IF YOU HELP =
ME TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST HAV=
E I HAVE ON YOU BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS MY ONY HOPE I HAVE IN THIS LIFE =
AND YOU WILL ALSO HELP COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE TRANSACTIN HAVE D=
ONE TO CONTINUE MY ECDUCATION. FOR MORE.

I CAN ASURE YOU THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE THE MONEYIS AN INHERITANCE FRO=
M MY FATHER. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

PAULMATINS


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