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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: "Marton Csaba Erenyi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <erenyimarton1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 03:49:40 -0700
Subject: Letter of recommendation

Good Day
I am Mr Erenyi Csaba Marton,  I base in London, I am seeking for your assistance to help me invest some money in your country, I have substantial amount of money that needed to invest in any other countries in the world, if you have the capacity to receive the money and invest on any project or business of your choice, kindly get back to me for immediate negotiation and finalization, the fund is ready to be transfer to you, all I need is your honest and cooperation,  I don’t know you but I want trust you,
Kindly declare your interest by sending me reply with your details such as full name, age, country, occupation, telephone number, reply direct to my private email below
Email erenyimarton1@gmail.com
Alternative emailerenyimarton2@gmail.com
Thanks
God bless you
Mr Erenyi Csaba Marton

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