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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: BEN MARTIN <benmartinz206@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:53:57 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dearest can i trust you

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Ben Martin, A Bertish American
and also the director of operations in the Bank of America Branch Billings
Montana here in the USA .I have an obscure business suggestion for
you.Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Colonel Sadiq Uday who was with
theIraqi forces and also businessmen made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months, with a value of Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even during the war which
began in 2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and still
no response came from him. We later find out that the General along with
his wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb
blastthat hit their home. You can read more about the bombings on visiting
these sites below:

1.http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03
2.http://civilians.info/iraq/deaths_data.php


After further investigation it was also discovered that Colonel Sadiq Uday
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was
at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So,
Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying
in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.

What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration 20 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the USA
Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Colonel Sadiq Uday so that you will be able to receive his
funds.

MODALITIES:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Colonel Sadiq Uday,
all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with
your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.
After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in
for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and of probate
in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be
provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are
going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the
necessary documents.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this
issue. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
we shall then share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be
interested please send me your,

Full names,---
private phone number,
current residential address.
And I will prefer you to reach me on my private email address below: (
lwei3700@gmail.com) and finally after that I shall provide you with more
details of this operation.Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.

Kind regards.
Mr. Ben Martin.

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