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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: "modele david" <modeledavid38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: modeledavid04@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:20:52 +0100
Subject: I await your urgent response.

HELLO ,
This Letter might come as a surprise to you,especially since we have never
met or discussed before. Basically, the message might sound strange, but it
is in fact, very real. If only you care to know, The truth is that I should
have notified you first through a more confidential means
even if it is at least to respect your integrity, please accept my humble
apologies if I had caught you unawares.

I frankly do not mean any harm in passing my goodwill message. I am
BARRISTER. MODELE DAVID, a personal Attorney to Late Client. Who was a
foreigner in my country. It is unfortunate to inform you that my client and
his entire Family were involved on the 7th of July,2005 BOMB BLAST in
London.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings > since their
death I have made several enquiries to locate any members of my client's
extended relatives, which was unsuccessful. I have also trace his relatives
over the internet trying to locate any member of his family but of no avail
It may interest you to know that my client before his death has a
Domiciliary Account worth of Seven Million,

Eight Hundred Thousand (GREAT BRITIAN POUNDS) Only (US$7,800,000:00), I am
contacting you due to the mandate given to me by the Finance Company as the
Personal Attorney to provide the Next of Kin to my late client Deposited
fund valued at US$7,800,000,00 (GREAT BRITIAN POUNDS) or havem the amount
confisticate by the Finance Company,

NOTE: To avoid confiscating of this fund, I am contacting you as a foreigner
to help join handstogether and repatriating the fund left behind by mylate
client before the Finance Company confiscate the fund All I required from
you is honest and cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law of your country
and my country too as a professional legal Attorney. Please get in touch
with me and also forward the below information to enable me proceed
for the claim of the fund.

1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND FAX
3. YOUR AGE AND OCUCUPATION
3. SEX

Upon the receipt of your response, I will advice you on how to contact the
Finance Company directly before they confiscate this fund.Finally, I have
agreed to share this fund %50 to you and %50 to me upon the conclusion of
this transaction. Please maintain utmost Confidentiality
between you and me on this transaction.

I await your urgent response.
Regards,
MODELE DAVID

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