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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.Rose Ortega <ktf.till@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rossy_otega_for_christ2003@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:01:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear beloved in Christ,



Dear beloved in Christ,



I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in the hospital to help me email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.



I am Mrs Rose Ortega from Canada, I am 69 years old, I am deaf and dumb hear and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months; this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up in a motherless bays home, and was married to my late husband Johnson Freeman for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christian’s, we lived all day in London, since he was working here as a contractor, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fatal motor accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad stage of health, I sold all my inheritance left over by my late husband and deposited all the total sum of $9.8million dollars with the deposited in a trunk box as house valuables with the security company London

Meanwhile the security company just wrote me to come for the collection of the trunk box after keeping it for so long, so since i,am sick and cannot go in person the security advised me to issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness,

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.

It is my last wish to see that the funds are invested into any charities organization, like the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from and the churches, orphanages and widows around your environments.



I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no other option, I hope you will help me to see my last wishes come true. Please my dear beloved i expect your reply whether you are a Muslim or Christian we are all serving the same God in heaven.



As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my lawyer in London who will help you to process the release of the trunk box from the security company.



I will also issue a letter of authority to, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hope to hear from you soonest.



I await your reply



Yours sincerely sister in Christ,

Mrs.Rose Ortega


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