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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 Martin Becker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinsbecker606@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:47:57 -0700
Subject: Od pána Martins Becker

Od pána Martins Becker
Telefón: 447562086222.
Fax: 447005931479.

Som pán Martins Becker Od Harlsden, North West London, tu v Anglicku. Pracujem pre Bank Corporation v Londýne, Píšem vám z mojej kancelárie, ktorá bude mat ohromný prínos pre nás oboch, V mojom oddelení, ako asistent manažéra (Greater London RegionalOffice),

som zistil, opustené suma (dvadsat miliónov pätsto tisíc libier) v úcte, ktorý patrí k jednému z našich zahranicných zákazníkov Neskoré Ost Bob ktorý bohužial prišiel o život v leteckej havárii, vrátane jeho manželky a jediná dcéra

Volba Vás kontaktovat sa vzbudila z geografickej povahy, kde žijete, a to najmä vzhladom na citlivý na transaction.and dôvernost tu

Teraz náš bankový bolo cakanie na niektorý z príbuzných príde-up pre tvrdenie, ale nikto nemá robit, Osobne som bol neúspešný pri rozmiestnovaní príbuzným po dobu 2 rokov, mám usilovat o váš súhlas k vám ako další príbuzný a príjemcu, aby zosnulého tak, že výtažok z tohto úctu ocenený bude môže byt vyplatená na vás.

To bude vyplatená, alebo zdielaná v týchto percent, 50% pre mna a 45% na vás, zatial co 5% bude pre expensis, Mám zabezpecené všetky potrebné právne dokumenty, ktoré môžu byt použité na zálohovanie toto tvrdenie sme tvorby

Všetko, co potrebujete, je vyplnit vaše mená na dokumenty a legalizovat to na súde dokázat, ste tu ako oprávnený príjemca. Všetky Žiadam teraz je vaša úprimná
Co-operácie, dôvernosti a Trust umožnit nás vidiet túto transakciu prostredníctvom

Ja vám zarucit, že to bude popravený za legitímnu usporiadanie, ktoré bude chránit vás z akéhokolvek porušenia zákona prosím poskytnút mi nasledovné: ako máme 5 dní spustíme ju prejst, je to velmi velmi URGENT PROSÍM

1. Celé meno
2. Telefón / Fax
3. Vaša kontaktná adresa
4. vek a povolanie

S prešla metodický vyhladávanie, rozhodol som sa vás kontaktovat dúfat, že vás nájdu tento návrh zaujímavé

Prosím o vašom potvrdení tejto správy a naznacuje váš záujem vám poskytnú viac informácií, Endeavor dajte mi vediet vaše rozhodnutie, skôr ako držat ma caká.


S pozdravom,
Pán Martins Becker
Telefón: 447562086222.
Fax: 447005931479.

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>From Mr Martins Becker
Phone:+447562086222.
Fax :+447005931479.

I am Mr Martins Becker From Harlsden, North West London ,here in England. I work for a Bank Corporation in London,I am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit for both of us,In my department,being the assistant manager (Greater London RegionalOffice),

I discovered an abandoned sum of (Twenty million five hundred thousand pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Late Ost Bob who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash, including his wife and only daughter

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitive of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that,I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin,and Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued will be can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,50% to me and 45% to you while 5% will be for expensis, I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making

All i need is to fill in your names to the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest
Co-operation,Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through,this is very very URGENT PLEASE

1. Full Name
2. Phone/Fax
3. Your Contact Address
4. Age and Occupation

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting

Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest will furnish you with more information,Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.


Regards,
Mr Martins Becker
Phone:+447562086222.
Fax :+447005931479.

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