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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: "Tony Martins" <tony.martin.martins@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tonymartinss@inbox.lv
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:55:54 +0400
Subject: This is a genuine business transaction




For your kind attention, I will be very glad if you do assist me to
relocate (fifteen milion pound) to your personal bank account for the
benefit of both of

us.

This is a genuine business transaction, only that I can not operate it
alone without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore I am
contacting

you to stand before my bank as the receiver, that is my reason of
contacting you in this manner to assist me actualize this better
opportunity, also to share

the benefit together with me.

You will be entitled to have thirty five percent of this fund as a foreign
partner, since you will provide an account where it will relocated to,
while Sixty

five percent will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of
confidence, Send the following information:
(1. A Beneficiary name and contact address.
(2. Your direct Office Telephone/Mobile.
(3. Your Age and occupation.
(4. Your ID

I will send you the full details and how this business will be executed.

If you dont have any interest in this business delete it immediately in
your email box.

I will be looking forward to your response.

Best regards,
Tony Martins

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