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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: Kanji Martin <kanjimartin@outlook.com>
Reply-To: kanjimartin@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Respectful one




Dear Respectful one,

I am writing this message to you with tears and pains in my heart. I am introducing my self as Miss. Kanji MARTIN, the only Daughter of late Mr. and Mrs A. MARTIN, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial Transaction and I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country. I have Four Million Four hundred thousand United States dollars that you will help me to invest in your country.

My late father was poison to death by his business associate on their outgoing for business discussion, Before his death he secretly called me on his sick bed at the hospital that he has deposited the sum of US$4.4 Million in a fixed deposit at a local bank in our country here and he has put my name has the next of kin at the bank.

That I should seek for a sincere foreign partner that I can trust that can help me to invest this money in his country so that I can go to his country to continue my education so that his family will not kill me because of this money.

I promise to offer you 25% of the total money after the successful transfer of this money into your account. All the legal documents of this money has been handed over to me which I will send to you for your view to help me from your heart and take me as your daughter

Awaiting your immediate response.

Yours sincerely,
Kanji MARTIN.

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