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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: "DIVINE MISSION." <tremlogo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsrosine@live.co.uk
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:28:03 +0000
Subject: DIVINE MISSION

DIVINE MISSION
From: Mrs Roslyn Larsen Louise.
Mildmay Mission Hospital,
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire, 08 -74. BP/05
Greetings In the name of God Almighty,
NTRODUCTION: I am Mrs Roslyn Larsen Louise.

Grettings My Dear Brother.

How are you and your family, I'm sorry for bagging into your privacy,
My name is Mrs Roslyn Larsen Louise. the wife of Late Dr. Louise
Janzan I'm 58 years old, I
just want to take this opportunity to
ask for a favor and also to let you know that I am interested in
investing and handling over a truck box that was deposited in a
company by my late husband into your care as a farmily friend since
age is not by my side.

We married for 21 years without a child of our own that will inherite
it and now am in sick bed in huspital don't no what will happend next
as am talking to you now, and that is why i prayed and ask God for an
honest man with good understanding that i can hand over the truck box
into his care and he will used it as am going to intruct him as the
wish of my Late husband.

Your honest Could be of great help for me? please reply me back with
your complete information, such as your full name, phone number and
your address so I can give you more details regarding this opportunity
I have the sum of Four
million’s Five Hundred Thousand USD in that Truck box in the security Comapny.
I will want you to use this money according to the desire of my late.
Husband, to use it for the help of the Less privileged, orphanes, and
use it to propagate the word of God. I want you to know that we took
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money, and I don't want this money to be used in an ungodly way, I am
not afraid of death hence I know where I am going as i know that i
leaved a life of a good christian. I want you to always remember me in
your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated herein. Hope
to receive your urgent reply.

Regards,
Mrs Roslyn Larsen Louise.

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