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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: Martin Marvis <marvis740@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:10:55 +0100
Subject: READ CAREFULLY


Good Day,

I am Mr Martin Marvis. A Bank staff of (Türkiye Is Bankasi) a deceased
client of mine, That shares the same last name as yours, who died as the
result of a Heart-related condition in March 14th 2012 His heart condition
was due to the death of all The members of his family in the tsunami
disaster on the 11th March 2011 in Northern Japan

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world/asia/12japan.html?_r=0

My late Client has a deposit of seven point five Million Dollars (US$7.500,
000.Million Dollars) that is lodge in the Bank. My proposition to you is to
seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my
named client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of
this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up
your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

Best regards,
Mr.Martin Marvis,
TEL: +90-533-8433-308

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