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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Marta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drsuhamarta@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 08:49:44 -0500
Subject: Email me if you are interested, thanks dear

Hello Dear,
I know my message may come to you as a surprising thing.

Firstly let me introduce myself to you , I am a new convert in Islam and my name is Marta Suha Kaczynski and the Daughter of { Mr. Lech Kaczynski } former Polish president who was killed with his wife in TU-154 Air Force plane crash in the city of Smolensk, Russian on 10th April 2010.

I am writing you this mail with heavy sorrow in my heart as a Muslim to hear my real life story after my late parents were killed by Russian and I bless Islam with my two little daughters and that made this my wicked Uncle who hate Muslims to use the opportunity that I converted to Islam's to seized all my late Father properties from me and still keeping me under house arrest in my country Poland, Warsaw city .

Note dear , my mainly reasons contacting you as a brother to help me and my 2 little daughters into an investments in your country with this 6.5million euros my late father Deposit with my name in UK London Global Security Company and that's the only money this wicked man my uncle did not know about .

My dear , my question is will you take me and my 2 little daughters as your own family once our 6.5million euros investment money is in your position to invest for us in your country ?

If your answer is yes my dear , note I am ready to give you 30% from my total 6.5 million euros as your own share for you helping me and my 2 little daughters to invest our own share 70% with your name in your country .

Please if you think you have a solid background and good idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business sectors here {a} Real Estate { b} Transportation {c} Health sector and Agriculture projects and please sending me your full data's as it's here below;
[
1] Your telephone number {2} your passport copy or ID card copy {3} your contacts address and your occupation.

I look forward to your prompt response on my private Email; drsuhamarta@aol.com

Thanks yours faithfully
Madam Suha Marta Kaczynski

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