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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: "Mrs. Marie-Eve Brett" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marieevenbrett@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2016 11:01:12 +0200
Subject: Confidential Message (Please Reply).

Good Day to you,
 
I am Mrs. Marie-Eve Brett, from Fredericton New Brunswick Canada, born in the state of Ohio (USA). I am legally married to Mr. Nelson Brett, a South African citizen. We lived in Canada 32 years before we move down to south Africa in 1985 after my husband retirement in 1974, I am 71 years old by the grace of god, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.
 
All indication from my doctors in South Africa regards to medical analysis that my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite Obvious that I wouldn’t live more than two months, this is because the cancer disease has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope for me to be a living person again then I was advised from one of the doctors to go back to my country Canada for better medical treatment.
 
My dear husband was involved with the January 2000 Kenya airways plane crashed as you can see on the news line web site.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm), 40 years period of Marriage life, still we could not produce any child. My late husband was a Pilot very wealthy and after his death, I inherited some part of his business and money in the bank and the rest of his wealth was given to his family.
 
The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than one month and 2 weeks and warn me to decease from thinking over who is going to inherit my wealth, today I have decided to donate to the less privileges, charity and orphanage homes.
 
I made this decision after listing to the news line about 100 years old Woman who secretly donate her fortune upon her death. I choose you after viewing your profile and I have confident in you because I have prayed. I am willing to donate the sum of ($10.5million US dollars) to the less privileged.
 
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose even though I am late then or alive, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without god is vanity according to the wisest king in Israel king Solomon.
 
May the grace of our lord the love of god and the fellowship of god be with you and your family.
Remain blessed,
 
Mrs. Marie-Eve Brett,
E-mail: marieevebrett@aol.com 
 
 

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