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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: "Mrs.Caroline Martin" <carolinmartin250@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 02:19:34 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam!

Hello Dear,


Please forgive me for stressing you with my predicaments as I know
that this letter may come to you as big surprise. Actually, I came
across your E-mail from my personal search afterward I decided to
email you directly believing that you will be honest to fulfill my
final wish before i die. Meanwhile, I am Mrs. Caroline Martin, 62
years old, from France, and I am suffering from a long time cancer and
from all indication my condition is really deteriorating as my doctors
have confirmed and courageously Advised me that I may not live beyond
two months from now for the reason that my tumor has reached a
critical stage which has defiled all forms of medical treatment, As a
matter of fact, registered nurse by profession while my husband was
dealing on Gold Dust and Gold Dory Bars in Burkina Faso till his
sudden death the year 2008 then I took over his business till date. In
fact, at this moment I have a deposit sum of four million five hundred
thousand US dollars [$4,500,000.00] with one of the leading bank in
Burkina Faso but unfortunately I cannot visit the bank since I’m
critically sick and powerless to do anything myself but my bank
account officer advised me to assign any of my trustworthy relative,
friends or partner with authorization letter to stand as the recipient
of my money but sorrowfully I don’t have any reliable relative and no
child.

Therefore, I want you to receive the money and take 50% to take care
of yourself and family while 50% should be use basically on
humanitarian purposes mostly to orphanages home, Motherless babies
home, less privileged and disable citizens and widows around the
world. And as soon as I receive your respond I shall send you the full
details with my pictures, banking records and with full contacts of my
banking institution to communicate them on the matter.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

E-mail.carolinmartin250@gmail.com

Mrs.Caroline Martin.

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