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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: rosary thompson <t_rosary10@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: rosary thompson <rosarythompson123@yahoo.in>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:57:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE WORK FOR GOD


 Greetings in the name of almighty God,

THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE WORK FOR GOD

I want to begin by thanking almighty God for making me to contact you
today with this few words of mine, thou you may be receiving messages
of many kinds but please think into this message with Spirit of God. I
did not come to you to decive and cheat you, if i do, God will not
forgive me.I know you may think this is not true but i want to prove
you today that almighty God  can do all things and nothing is
impossible before him.

I  am  Mrs Rosary Thompson From Republic Du Benin married with Dr
Leonard Thompson both of us where devoted christians and Government
functionaries here in Benin Republic.My husband died here after some
brief illness,Since then i have not get myself, from one sickness to
another until this my recent stroke.I am looking for a reliable person
or organization  i will entrust $ 5.5 million dollars  which my
husband deposited with one Finance firm for helping and spreading of
christainity and poor people in the society .

So beloved , If you are interested you can contact me with my email
below or you can call me with my direct telephone number for more
discuss and prove to you what i am telling you.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Thompson Rosary
BP 144 COTONOU-BENIN SEGBEYA AKPKPA
Tel +22999815445.
rosarythompson@yandex.com

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