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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: "Mr.Don C.Martins" <financeiro@suteracessorios.com.br>
Reply-To: mr.doncmartins@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 06:06:00 -0300
Subject: Re: Please let me know if you are interested. Waiting for your
response.



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Dear Friend.

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail instead of a Certified Post-mail as this is due to the urgency
of this project. I will first introduce myself to you My Name is Mr.Don
C.Martins, Bank manager of a bank here in Ghana west African. After
several requests for official information from the office of foreign
trade of our Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I decided to contact you
directly for help. I am contacting you to ask for your urgent assistance
and co-operation to re-profile and transfer from a bank the sum of
($37.8 Million United States Dollars) to your Account as the next of kin
to my deceased client who you share the same last name with. He died in
2006 without a WILL.

I will give you 40% of the total sum as your own share for your
assistance and co-operations.

Please let me know if you are interested. Waiting for your response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Don C.Martins.

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Дорогой друг.

Firstly, я apologize для посылки вами этой чувствительной информации
через и-мэйло вместо аттестованной Столб-почты по мере того как это
из-за срочности этого проекта. Я сперва введу к вам мое, котор имя будет
Mr.Don C.Martins, менеджеру крена крена здесь в африканце Ганы на запад.
После того как несколько запросов для официальной информации от офиса
внешней торговли наших торгово-промышленных палат, я решили связаться вы
сразу для помощи. Я свяжусь вы для того чтобы ask for ваши срочные
помощь и re-профиль и переход сотрудничества от крена сумма (доллары
$37.8 миллиона Соединенные Штаты) к вашему учету как следующее kin к
моему deceased клиенту вы делите такое же последнее имя с. Он умер в
2006 без a БУДЕТ.

Я передам вам 40% из полной суммы как ваша собственная доля для ваших
помощи и сотрудничеств.

Пожалуйста препятствуйте мне знать если вы заинтересованы. Ждать вашу
реакцию.

Задушевно,

Mr.Don C.Martins.






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