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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: miningsouth@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 10:08:32 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Pepple?=



Dear Sir,

I am lord Pepple Mandela, partner to Late Mr Paul Quiroga's, a national
of your country who unfortunately died in caved mining pit in December 3,2003.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 real 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 through Late Mr.paul quiroga's attorney
(Barrister David Mbeki.A solicitor at law) 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 funds and 50/50% share of his real estates.

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr.Lord Pepple Mandela





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