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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: "M. Mathew Bruno" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mathewnnabruno@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 01:04:33 +0100
Subject: How Are You doing (Payment Notification)

Kind regards

On a very happy note I wish to bring to your knowledge that the payment of the contract which you and your partners executed here in Benin has been completed. I tried severally to communicate with you on your old email address but it keep returning back undelivered message and your phone line was  switched off permanently which I believed that you might be out of your country on business trips as usual but after several attempts since the past two months now, I got scared but and I called your Partner (Mr. Parker) who also informed me that he has been trying your line but all to no avail. He was the one that gave me this email address and he told me that you once wrote to him through this address so I do hope it will get to you.

Since all my effort in conjunction with your partners to reach you failed entirely, it was agreed that your share of the payment be made out in a check and kept under the custody of the lawyer here in Benin awaiting your communication for the said sum to be made available to you. As agreed and signed before the execution of the contract, the proceed of the contract was shared at the ration of thirty five percent (35%) to each of the two foreign executors, Fifteen percent (15%) to me, ten percent (10%) to the minister while the lawyer (Barrister Marthins) retained the other five percent (5%) for his services. Remember also that taxes were deducted before the sharing of the proceed and that left the total sum paid to the tune of nine million, eight hundred and eighty nine thousand four hundred and twelve united states dollars sixty four cent (US$9,889,412.64).

This sum was divided as earlier informed and you got a total sum of Three million, four hundred and sixty one thousand two hundred and ninety four United States dollar forty two cent (US$3,461,294.42) which was made out in a check to be sent to you once you regain back communication with us. Barrister Marthins will be in a better position to tell you more and how to get your sum transferred to you. In case you have lost his contact, you can reach him on his information here below.

Name: Barrister Ike Marthins. 
Email: barrikemarthins@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Mathew Bruno

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