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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: "JIM MARTINS" <jimm.martins@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:27:35 +0000
Subject: It is my pleasure to write you


*Dear Sir,*
**
*It is my pleasure to write you regardless of the fact that we do not know
each other in person with warm heart I offer my friendship, and my
greetings, and I hope this letter meets you in good time. *
**
*It will be surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do
not know me personally. However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in
this transaction, which I propose with my free mind and as a person of
integrity. I am Jimmy Martins the only son of late Mr. Robert B.C. Martins,
I contacted you to solicit your assistance towards claiming and
transferring a huge sum of money deposited in a bank here in Ivory Coast by
my late father - to your account for onward investment and education on
behalf of me and my younger sister Monique. Our late father was a very
wealthy Cocoa/Diamond in Free town the Economic Capital of the Sierra-Leone,
my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their
outings on a business trip in Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates ). Our mother
died when we are a little and since then our father took us so special for
him. Before the death of our father on Novembe 17 the 2001 in Pretoria East
Private Hospital* *in* *South Africa**. He secretly called me to his bed
side and told me that he has the sum of US$4.400,000.00 (Four Million Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars) left in a deposit account in one of the prime
banks. He said that he used me as his only son for the next of kin in the
depositing the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That we should seek
for a foreign partner in a country of our choice where we can transfer this
money and use it for investment in aviable venture. Sir, I am honorably
seeking your assistance in the following ways : *
**
*1. To arrange a visit to Abidjan - Ivory Coast so that we can present you
before the bank as our nominated foreign business partner and as well
preferred partner recognized by the family to settle our father's estate.*
**
* 2. To help we find a good eye clinic in your country that would help treat
my junior brother's bad sightedness. *
**
*3. To make arrangement for me and my junior brother to come over to your
country to further our education and to secure Residence permit in your
county. *

*We have also decided to give you 11% of the total amount as your reward for
assisting us and **we also have it in mind to give you a partnership share
in the investments to be made. Call me on ; +22 50 80 21 819*


*Thanks and God bless you.

Jimmy Martins*
**
*Here is our contacts*
**
*24 Boulevard de la Repulique*
*01 BT 1896 Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.*
*Telephone: 0022508021819*

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