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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: "dmbeki@mailbox.gr" <dmbeki@mailbox.gr>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:43:30 +0200
Subject: Claim of Late Mr Paul De Boer Estates

Re: Claim of Late Mr Paul Quiroga Estates.

Dear De Boer,

I am barrister David Mbeki a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to Late Mr Paul De Boer, a national of your country who unfortunately died with his Wife and three children in a plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin Republic on the December 26,2003.

I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives to be his beneficiary but this has proved unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist in claiming his estates and contract sum which he executed under South African Ministry of Mines and Energy before his sudden death.

The Ministry of Finance and the Finance Company where the deceased had his contract fund valued at US$26 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. This transaction needs absolute trust and honesty as you will promise me that you will not sit on this fund when it finally hits your account. I have decided to part you with 35% of the total sum.

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr.David Mbeki

Mbeki& Mbeki chambers
#10 Sandton Road, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Tel:+27-835-997-206
Email: mbeki_mbeki1070@pathfinder.gr


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