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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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Fraud email example:

From: "david bret" <davidbret012@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:47:24 +0200
Subject: Dear Mr/Mrs Midkiff , Pls Read This Mail Carefully And Get Back To Me.

From:David Bret(Esq)
23,Fabian Height Crescent,
Pretoria,South Africa.
Ph-27-73 248-3320

Dear Mr/Mrs Midkiff ,


I am David Bret a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.
Charles Midkiff , who has lived in Zimbabwe for the past fifty years, and
whom here in after shall be referred to as my client. In April 2002 , my
client, was involved in crisis between the white farmers and the the
government of Mr.Robert Mugabe . He lost his life during the crisis when the
president wanted to disposses them of their farm lands.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
USD30,000,000 (Thirty million United States Dollars has issued me a notice
to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated since they aware
of his death.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at
30 million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then
me can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.All legal documents to
back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me, to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,


David Bret (Esq)

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