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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 Marker" <Tony.Marker@scotlandmail.com>
Reply-To: tony.marker1@scotlandmail.com
Date: Sun, 01 May 2016 12:37:03 -0500
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Hello.

Greetings to you and your family, thank you ones again for your email. As you already known, I am Mr. Tony Marker the of National Westminster Bank London. I believe it is necessary for me to express my profound gratitude to you for responding to my email with interest. I sincerely need a reliable foreigner who would be of assistance to me in order to have the funds transferred. There is this huge amount of money (7.5 Million Pounds.) which my late client deposited in London awaiting claim before he was involved in an accident in Yokohama Japan.

Now I have decided to invest this money in your country for security and reasons. I want you to help me retrieve this money for investment purposes on these areas below:

1) Transport Industry
2) Mechanized agriculture.
3} Estate investment

However, I would like to be convinced of your willingness, commitment and most of all your trust worthiness to execute this deal with me... I certainly cannot compromise any of these virtues, you know what I mean, and I have my principles. Without doubt, you will eventually earn the benefits of our partnership if we are able to work things out and have the funds in your position within couple of days or there about, it is necessary for me to be certain of the person to whom I will be entrusting this business with, my trust will definitely not be given out lightly, I need to be fully convinced that you are a matured person with some integrity, this I would say is very essential.

I want you therefore to consider the above and let me know the capacity in which you deem possible to cooperate with me. Please note that you should send me below details so that I can be able to know you well.

1. Full Name:
2. Location / Contact Address:
3. Private Phone/Fax Number:
4. Occupation/Company Name/Address:
5. Copy of international passport/ drivers incenses:

I hope this to be the beginning of a prosperous relationship between both families. Please I will encourage you more to ask questions where you do not understand. I await your positive response; I wait for your executive brief of the business plan.

Always at your aid for a perfect service, waiting to hear from you soonest.

Sincerely.
Tony Marker

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