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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: "BARRISTER MARTINS FRANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister.jameschukwuma@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:55:44 -0600
Subject: BARRISTER MARTINS FRANK....1


MARTINS FRANK & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES
214a/GREENLAND ESTATE APPAPA LAGOS NIGERIA.
POST CODE 23401
PRIVATE EMAIL:(barrister.martinsfrank@aol.com)

Dear Sir/Madam,
I must apologize for barging into your mailbox without

a formal
introduction of myself to you. Actually, I got your

mailbox in the web
while trying to get a good and capable business person

in your country
for both business and investment purposes.Let me start

by introducing
myself; I am Barrister MARTINS FRANK (Esq) I was the

Personal Attorney
to late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who was a

private businessman
in my country unfortunately lost his life in the plane

crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st

2007, including his
wife and only daughter.

Before the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a

deposit value of
US$ 20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES

DOLLARS) in the
STANDARD-TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA Upon maturity

several notice was sent
to him, another notification was sent and still no

response came from
him. I later found out that Mr. Morris Thompson and

his family had
been killed in that plane crash. After further

investigation it was
also discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson's next of kin

was his
daughter who died with him in the crash.What

borders me most is that
according to the laws of my country at the expiration

of 8 years the
funds will revert to the ownership of the NIGERIA

GOVERNMENT, if
nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this

backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to

stand as
the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will

be able to
receive these funds for both of us. WHAT IS TO BE

DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything

planned out so that we
shall come out successfully. As a Barrister, I will

prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next

of kin to Mr.
Morris Thompson. PLEASE YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE

YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH
AS STATED BELOW,

[1] NAME:
[2] ADDRESS:
[3] AGE:
[4] SEX:
[5] TELEPHONE:
[6] FAX:
[7] OCCUPATION STATUS:

Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just

15 working
days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your

Data's.After you
have been made the next of kin, I will also file an

application to the
bank on your behalf as soon as I secure the necessary

approval and
letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the

funds to an
account that will be provided by you. This process is

100% risk-free
as I have set out all the modalities to see that a legalized

method is
used because then I will prepare all the necessary

documents.
Please note that utmost secrecy and confidentiality is

required at all
times during this transaction.
Once the funds have been transferred into your

nominated bank account
we shall share in the ratio of 55% for me, 45% for you.

If you are not
interested, please delete this letter so that I can scout

for another
competent partner to conclude this transaction.

Should you be
interested please send me your full names, telephone,

fax number and
email address as stated above. I will prefer that you

reach me via
this PERSONAL email address:

(barrister.martinsfrank@aol.co
m)
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Best Regards.
BARRISTER MARTINS FRANK

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