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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 Robertson" <robertson.martin@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: martinr232@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:34:46 +0100
Subject: CAN WE DO THIS DEAL TOGETHER?


The Scottish Investment Trust
6 Albyn Place
Edinburgh EH2 4NL
14-05-2008

Attention!
After my official enquiry from the foreign trade office of the chambers of
commerce & industry, I decided to contact you but I did not disclose my
intention because of the nature of the deal. I decided to reach you directly
to solicit for your assistance and guidelines in making a business
investment and transfer of $54,475,000.00USD (Fifty Four Million Four
Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Dollars) from United Kingdom to your
country within the next few days.

I presently work as the senior fund manager with Scottish Investment Trust
Scotland.
At this moment, I am prohibited to issue more details about this profitable
business investment until I get your response by email. Please take out a
moment of your very busy schedule and reply urgently for more details and
include your private telephone number in your response and send it to
martinr232@yahoo.com

Regards,

Martin Robertson
Snr. Fund Manager
www.sit.co.uk

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