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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: "Martha K.Pierre" <marthkp22@info2link.biz>
Reply-To: pierremk1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:02:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Message from Martha


 
From: Miss Martha K.Pierre
Email: pierremk01@gmail.com
Date: 29/10/2009
 
Dear Sir/Ma,
 
I hope I am not embarrassing you with this mail as I know you did not expect or know me. But kindly be rest assured that I have irresistible urge to write you, these mail is an indication of love and happiness for you and I shall always wish you that. I am Miss Martha K.Pierre, 20 years old and the only Daughter and child of late Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand K.Pierre the former diamond merchant in Guinea Conakry.
 
My late father was a wealthy diamond and Gold dealer, my mother died ten years ago and my father was poisoned to death by his political members, before his death my father told me he made me the next of kin to the fund he deposited in his offshore account with a financial institution in Commonwealth of Dominica.
 
I have contacted the bank and confirm that my father truly made me the next kin of the deposit, I want to trust and want you to assist me to transfer the money into your account in your country because the people that killed my father are after my life now to make sure that our family are drastically wiped off, infact as I am writing to you now I am hiding here, all I want is for you to help save my life and transfer the fund to your account.
 
I am deeply interested to offer you 25%  from the total money that is involved for your kind help for transferring it into your own designated  account, again I will hand this money over to you to invest it for me wisely, as you know, this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves before, I expected you to display high degree of maturity , responsibility , and understanding in handling this information so that our family enemies will not know that I am around in getting  me through your information.
 
The main aim of contact you are to assist me in three ways (1) to help and transfer the money to your country (2) and to help me get a profitable business for investment any where in overseas all is base on your professional advice and acceptance to assist me. (3)To help me have a stay in your country when I might come over to meet with you and continue my education (4) to help me manage whatever investment you will get for me until I finish my education.
 
I will give you every detail about the deposit for the transfer to carry on to your account. After you have indicated your interest and willingness to help me out of this problem to secure the money for a proper investment in your country. Please write to me as soon as you acknowledge this mail and thanks in anticipation. Please keep in touch reply me on my private email; pierremk01@gmail.com, for security reasons.
 
Remain Bless In the Lord.
 
Best Regards
Miss Martha K.Pierre.
 
 

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