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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 KALLONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.rose_kallons2@centrum.cz>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 10:48:01 -0700
Subject: I DONATE THIS US$10.2MILLION TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORK

MY DEAR BELOVED ONE,
 
GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, PLS LET THIS NOT SOUND STRANGE TO YOU FOR MY
ONLY SURVIVING LAWYER WHO WOULD HAVE DONE THIS DIED EARLY THIS YEAR, I
PRAYED AND GOT YOUR EMAIL ID FROM YOUR COUNTRIES CHRISTIAN GUEST BOOK
WHICH I HAVE BEEN WITH MY LATE HUSBAND AND LIKED TO VISIT ONCE MORE IF GOD
WILL IN HIS INFINITE MERCIES.
 
I AM MRS. ROSE KALLONS FROM LONDON I AM 58 YEARS OLD I AM SUFFERING FROM
ALONG TIME CANCER OF THE LUNGS WHICH ALSO AFFECTED MY BRAIN, FROM ALL
INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS
THAT, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY
BAD STAGE. I WAS BROUGHT UP FROM A MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME, WAS MARRIED TO
MY LATE HUSBAND FOR TWENTY YEARS ITHOUT A CHILD , MY HUSBAND DIED IN A
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE TRUE CHRISTIANS.
 
SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY, I SOLD ALL MY INHERITED
BELONGINGS AND DEPOSITED ALL THE  SUM OF 10.2MILLION DOLLARS IN THE
BANK.PRESENTLY, THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE BANK AND THE MANAGEMENT JUST
WROTE ME AS THE TRUE OWNER TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY FOR
KEEPING IT SO LONG OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO SOMEBODY
TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF SINCE I CAN NOT COME OVER BECAUSE OF MY ILLNESS
OR THEY GET IT
CONFISCATED.
 
PRESENTLY, I'M WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL IN SWITZERLAND WHERE I HAVE
BEEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS. MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME
THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE. IT IS MY LAST  WISH TO SEE THAT
THIS MONEY IS INVESTED TO ANY ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE AND DISTRIBUTED
EACH YEAR  AMONG THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION, THE POOR AND THE MOTHERLESS
BABIES HOME. I WANT YOU AS GOD FEARING PERSON, TO ALSO USE THIS MONEY TO
FUND CHURCHES, ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS; I TOOK THIS DECISION, BEFORE I REST
IN PEACE BECAUSE MY TIME WILL SO ON BE UP.
 
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BANK
OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE  FUNDS.I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF
AUTHORIZATION THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF MY FUND.
 
PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS I STATED HEREIN. YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO SEND TO ME  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENABLE ME USE IT TO
WRITE A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION ON YOUR BEHALF TO  THE BANK SO THAT THEY
WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS MY NEW NEXT OF
KIN.NAME:__________SURNAME:__________________SEX:_____ AGE:______MARITAL:
_______________COUNTRY:  CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________
PHONENO#___________OCCUPATION:_____________ PLEASE REPLY ME  THROUGH THIS
MY PRIVATE mrs.rose_kallons2@centrum.cz HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
 
WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
 
YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS. ROSE KALLONS

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