419 scam: Martins Millery <mmillery7@outlook.com> Dear Friend,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- millerymartins@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Martins Millery <mmillery7@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 13:12:07 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I know you will be surprise to read my email, I got your contact from email domain Directory, apart from being surprise, you may be skeptical to reply back to me based on what is going on in the internet world, it’s very difficult for people to believe anything that comes through the internet but this is a different case.

lf you are willing to show me your Trust and Honesty, I think we will be able to work together. I am Martins Millery, working in a financial institution based in United Kingdom but now transferred to the company Self-Storage Security Logistics Company in South Africa; I discovered a 20packed of trunk boxes of consignment deposited by an Iranian citizen containing large quantities of Gold concealed as Household.

I decided to contact you purely on a personal conviction of trust and confidence to assist in claiming this consignment from the company as his business partner, since he is no longer alive and I found the Deposit Certificate, some of the management of the company was not aware that the deposit content is Gold. The company has issued a notice for his next of kin or partners to come claim the consignment because no name was writing in his record as next of kin for the claim, otherwise the consignment would be CONFISCATED by the company if nobody comes forward to lay claims on the consignment deposit.

Though, since his is dead and no record of his immediate relative was written, my proposal to you is to seek your consent to present you as a partner/next-of-kin to claim the consignment deposit or cash equivalent and we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage. We will get a legal affidavit declaration in your name and with the deposit certificate documents to back up your claim as the next-of-kin. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I will appreciate if you can let me have the following for the documentation processing, 1.FULL NAME, 2.COUNTRY/ ADDRESS, 3.OCCUPATION, 4.PERSONAL DIRECT CELL/WhatsApp PHONE 5.AGE, 6.Valid ID

This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, if this business proposal offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, I assure you that this is a risk-free business.

A swift acknowledgement of receipt to this message would be appreciated to indicate your interest.

Regards,
Mr. Matins Millery
WhatsApp Phone +44 753 715 8205
E-mail: millerymartins@gmail.com

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