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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • williammartinsltd@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MARTINS WILLIAM" <wmartinsltd11@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:43:19 +0100
Subject: CEO, WHY-MARTINS HOLDINGS LTD


DR.WILLIAM T. MARTIN.
WHY-MARTIN HOLDINGS LTD.
ACCRA GHANA, WEST AFRICA.

My dear,

I am Mr. William Martins from Accra in Ghana; I am by the special grace of
God a wealthy and a high ambitious man who has been blessed tremendously by
God. I am a very rich, wealthy and big business man in my country and also
all over the world, and I deal on every thing needed for the growth of man
which is not possible to call names as the pages of this little write up
will not contain it.

My main business deal that lifted me up to this height is the so called
importation and exportation of family treasures of gold and diamonds from my
country outside the world a raw gold and importation of jewels in my
country. I have business branches and empires all over the world and I wish
to have more business investments in the countries that I have never
touched business wise.

I am planning to invest my great wealth in the countries like U.A.E, and my
aim is to invest in the city of Dubai the sum of USD10 Million United States
Dollars in any business that will help promote the Dubai market, but I need
someone who is nice, kind, trust worthy and also who has business IQ and
investment knowledge in Dubai or countries around Dubai that can help invest
this huge amount as soon as my investment manager arrive Dubai with the huge
amount of money.

I still have interest to invest in some areas around Dubai, Asian countries
and India that also have good business environment and nice trading market
arena which I need some one who is also trust worthy, and nice that will
help me regarding the investments plans.

As soon as I receive your response regarding your interest in helping me
invest this huge amount in Dubai, I will get you connected with my
investment manager, so that you commence on the investment plans with him
immediately without further delay, My promise to you is that you will be
entitled to 20% of every income that will come from the investment if you
kindly help.

Get back to me if you are interested with your name, contact address,
telephone number and Nationality so that we can be able to move ahead with
the details of the investment.

Sincerely,

Dr. William Martins
CEO, WHY-MARTINS HOLDINGS LTD.
Email: williammartinsltd@i12.com

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