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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: Rose Manase <rosemanase70@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 17:57:17 +0200
Subject: Good Day,



Good Day,
>From Sister Rose Manase,

My Dearest in Christ

My name is
Mrs. Rose Manase a nationality of Kuwait. I am married to late Mr. JAMES
MANASE who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before
he died in the year October 2003. We were married for twenty years with a
child. He died after the illness that lasted for four days.

Before his
death we were both born again Christians. When my late husband was alive we
deposited the sum of (Ten Million U.S.Dollars) with one of good banks here
in Cote d'Ivoire presently, this money is still with the bank. Recently my
Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my
cancer problem, though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a
Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a person or church that will use this fund to
churches, orphanages, research centers and widows propagating the word of
God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

The Bible made us
to understand that blessed is the hand that grivet. I took this decision
because I have a child that will inherit this money but my son can not
carryout this work only because I and my late husband decide to use some of
the money to work for God and live some for our son to have a better live.
our son is just 17yearold now and been grow up in Africa, he have low
maturity and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers, I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the
reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus! 14 VS 14 says that
the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.

I will like you to
understand that my contact to you is a divine direction from God, I don't
want any of my husband family relatives to receive this money but I know
that With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I
shall give you the contact of the Finance/bank. I will also issue you a
letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this
fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is
my shepherd. My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy Christian.
Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth,
Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for a church or Christian individual for this
same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
here and Please I will like you to contact me Immediately you receive this
mail so that I will instruct the Bank to transfer this fund into your
account for me and my Son to start coming over there because since two days
now we are having a very big problem in Abidjan here the REBELS Went into
the military camp and killed so many military so we need this transaction
very urgent.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Mrs. Rose Manase
and Son Johnson,


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