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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: "DR. JOHN K. MARTINS {BARCLAYS BANK }" <martins@gmail.com>
Reply-To: martinsjohnk@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 03:28:51 +0800
Subject: =?windows-1251?b?xO7w7uPu6SA=?= =?windows-1251?b?5PDz4w==?=



Barclays Bank PLC
28-Õàé-ñòðèò
Íîòòèíãåìøèð
Âåëèêîáðèòàíèÿ
NG1 2bd
martinsjohnk@Gmail.com

Äîðîãîé äðóã,



Ìåíÿ çîâóò Äæîí k. Ìàðòèíñ è ÿ ãëàâíûé ñîòðóäíèê áàíêà Barclays Íîòòèíãåì,
Ñîåäèíåííîå Êîðîëåâñòâî. ß æåíàò, 3 äåòåé.

ß õîòåë áû ñîîáùèòü âàì, ÷òî ìíå íóæíà âàøà ñðî÷íàÿ ïîìîùü. Íà ñóììó
£16,5 ìëí
áðèòàíñêèõ ôóíòîâ îñòàëñÿ â ìîåì áàíêå êîíöå Óãî ×àâåñ, áûâøèé ïðåçèäåíò
Âåíåñóýëû, è ÿ áûë åãî íà÷àëüíèêîì ñ÷åòîâ, ïîêà îí íå óìåð.

ß âñòðåòèëñÿ ñ ã-í ×àâåñ â Âåíåñóýëå â 2008 ãîäó, è îí ñîçäàë ýòó ó÷åòíóþ
çàïèñü â ìîåì áàíêå è èíôîðìèðîâàë ìåíÿ î òîì, ÷òî îí õîòåë, ÷òîáû
èíâåñòèðîâàòü â íåäâèæèìîñòü â Ñîåäèíåííîì Êîðîëåâñòâå.

Ìíå íóæíî ïåðåâåñòè ýòè äåíüãè îò ìîåãî áàíêà â âàø áàíê, ÷òîáû îáà ìû
ïîäåëèìñÿ ýòè äåíüãè è ìíå íóæíà ïåðåäà÷à ñäåëàòü ñðî÷íî.

Ñâÿæèòåñü ñî ìíîé ñåé÷àñ, åñëè âû ìîæåòå ïîìî÷ü ìíå è ïðèøëèòå ìíå íèæå äåòàëè


1} Ïîëíûå èìåíà è àäðåñ

2} Àäðåñ


ß æäó, ÷òîáû óñëûøàòü îò âàñ ñåé÷àñ.


Äæîí k.Martins


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