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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: "Martins Johnson" <attorneymartins11@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: attorney_jmartins@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:22:50 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU DO THIS TRANSACTION?Genuine by Virtue,Pls Respond


ATTORNEY MARTINS JOHNSON
4,SHAW ROAD
PMB 40004,FALOMO POST,
IKOYI,LAGOS.
NIGERIA.


I AM ATTORNEY MARTINS JOHNSON OF UNITED STATES WORKING WITH NIGERIA DRUG AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY[NDLEA]ON MONEY LAUNDRY AND ANTI-DRUG TRAFFICKING TO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,I WANT YOU TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO A TRUNK OF
MONEY, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED BY NIGERIA DRUG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY[NDLEA] I AM THE ATTORNEY HANDLING THE CASE,SO I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS
IDENTIFY TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION,SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I HAVE THE POWER TO
IDENTIFY IT TO SOMEBODY.TOP RANKING OFFICERS OF NDLEA'S ARE INVOLVED
SECURITY 100% GUARANTEE/LEGAL.


ALL I WANT IS YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PRESENT YOU AS THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THE
TRUNK.
AMOUNT IN THE TRUNK IS $10.5MILLION DOLLARS,OUR SHARING RATIO IS
50/40/10,50% FOR ME 40% FOR YOU
AND 10% FOR ANY EXPENSES IN CURE DURING TRANSACTION.YOUR HONESTY AND SECRECY
IS HIGHLY
REQUIRED.DON'T WORRY I WILL DO THE SHIPPING TO YOU DESTINATION,IF YOU ARE OK
WITH MY PROPOSAL MAIL ME BACK WITH THESE INFO:


[1]YOUR FULL NAME

[2]DIRECT TELEPHONE OR CELL NUMBER

[3]SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

[4]AGE AND OCCUPATION


REGARDS
ATTORNEY MARTINS
JOHNSON

CAN YOU DO THIS TRANSACTION?Genuine by Virtue,Pls Respond

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