419 scam: Alice Martin <alice.martin.n3@gmail.com> Greetings to you and your family.

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Alice Martin <alice.martin.n3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 08:48:49 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you and your family.

Greetings to you and your family.
I'm Miss Alice Martin from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. I'm 22 years old girl an
orphan, as a result of not having parents, my uncles are threatening to
kill me because of the inheritance my father left for me.
Please, i need your sincere help. I have ($ 10,500,000.00
united states dollars ) ten million five hundred thousand US dollars which
I inherited from my late father, but he deposited the funds into a fixed
deposit account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, in agreement with
the bank to transfer the fund to a foreign bank account for investment
overseas, but he died without transferring the fund.
My father used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin when he
deposited the fund and the fund can only be transferred to a foreign bank
account.
All i need is your honesty as my foreign guidance, and to help me invest
the fund, and also help me to further my education in your country.
Please, if you fully accept to help me towards this purpose, kindly
indicate your interest by writing me back, then i will provide you with the
needful information on how to proceed, i will give you 20% of the total
fund for your help, after the transfer. Thank you for your concern.
Best regards.
Alice Martin.

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