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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 mandela <martinmandela_054@msn.com>
Reply-To: <martinmandela01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:42:17 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTMENT




Dear ,

I am Mr. Martin Mandela a South Africa Citizen and I am contacting you with divine confidence for your assistance in investing in your country.I'm interested in the Manufacturing,Importation/Exportation of Rod/pipe fittings or in construction as the case may be,but if there is any investment plans that you think will be rather profitable,please don't hesitate to let me know.

For your assistance to my proposal I will be offering you 25% of the fund which will be invested in your country.

I am in UK/LONDON for now and shall be waiting to hear from you.Please Do forward me your direct contact number for further telephone conversations and for better understanding.
I can be reached on my personal email address: (martinmandela01@gmail.com) and you can contact me in my mobile number in London for more discusion: +44-70 31749470.
I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards,

Mr. Martin Mandela

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