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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: Ms Martha Arsene <marthaa7@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: martha1arsene@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:48:35 +0800 (CST)
Subject: INQUIRY.........INQUIRY



Good Day to you,


Introduction ; I am Ms Martha Arsene Tanji.

Is my pleasure to introduce myself i am 21yrs old the only Daughter of late Mr& Mrs Arsene Tanji,a Agreat Politician in LIBERIA, I am taking refuge in this country under political asylum, my father died recently for the course of wounds sustained during my country's recently ELECTION. My Father disclosed to me before he suddenly death that he deposit of $9.8 millions US in a finance security company here in Cote D'Ivoire, and he told me to look for an individual foreign whom i will introduce as my late father foreign partner who will help me to claim the money and invest with it there in his country. do to my late father agreenment lay down with the company that without me coming with a foreign partner they should not answer my request, So is the reason why i needed a honest trust worthy who i will introduce to the security company to help me claim the two truck boxes out of their hand there in your country, and he or she will be giving me interest out of the total
amount as will be agreed after the investment.

In my heart i will give you 15% of the total sum stands as your commission as soon as the money is out of the security company in africa and i also set aside 5% for any expenses that might be incurred during the time of help me for the claiming of the truck boxes.

NOTE-- my most need is guarantee my safety in coming to your country as i will be relocating. Please if you are interested respond ASAP.

My Regards.

Ms Martha Arsene Tanji.


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