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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: "Vic Martins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vic74mar74m@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:49:26 -0000
Subject: I can send a sample directly to you,it is genius,you will like it.


Hallo Dear friend

Some have hopes and dreams of being a millionaire, while some have ways and
means of making the same millions, I am among those that believe in ways and
means, if you accept to cooperate with me as my foreign partner, I will make
you see things for your self.Just a brief insight of my ways and means of
making millions of Euros, I have a printing papers for printing Euros

currencies, the result is that of original Euro currency, Upon your request, I
can send a sample directly to you, so that you can check out the result, it has
no different with the ordinary Euro currency, the bank accepts it as the

production is of a very high quality.How ever, I want to know if you will be
interested to partner with me? I assure you that the print is not fake, you

have the right to confirm the printed currency from any bank in your country if
I send it to you, and I equally assure you that the print contains all security
lines and codes.Please you have to keep this secret.

Till I hear from you.E-Mail Address:vic74mar74m@gmail.com
Sincerely Yours.

Vic Martins.

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