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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: David Miller <davmill14@gmail.com>
Reply-To: David Miller <davmill1424@gmail.com>
Date: 16 Aug 2019 13:05:47 +0200
Subject: Very important message

 I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a internet profile data base from your country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. I am Barr.David Miller, the attorney  here in United Kingdom, My late client was a Gold Merchant and other chain of business in Middle East,Europe and America, who was Referred to as my client.

I need your assistance in moving the sum of Twelve Million Seven Hundred and fifty Thousand United State Dollars in the seurity company Safes Vaults Security, this funds belongs to one of our foreign client from your country on the 27th of May 2012, my client lost his life as a result of Brain cancer, as confirmed by a medical specialist who treated him for over six months before his death. I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved Unsuccessful.

The  Board of directors of the Security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 7 years now, then I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same country with the late depositor so that the proceeds of a deposit valued at about $12,750,000.00 million dollars can be release to you and then you and I will share the money. 50% to me and 50% to you, I will procure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I required is your honest and trust worthy to enable us seeing this deal through.

Best Regards,

Barrister. David Miller Esq

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