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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 Guei <gueir98@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rose Guei <rosegue_20@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 05:28:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs. Rose Aisha Guei / With Trust,


Hi My Dear beloved One Good day To You and how are you today,



May  the greetings
of Lord be with you, Please I am writing this mail to you with  tears
and sorrow to seek for your assistance, My name is Mrs Rose Aisha Guei I have been suffering from ovarian cancer disease and my doctor says that I have just few days to leave. I am 74 years old woman from France, but 
based in Ivory Coast.

I was married to Late Chief George Konan
Guei who was a  contractor with the Government of Cote D'Ivoire before
he died after few days in the hospital. may his soul rest in peace
Amen. I am a business woman dealing with cocoa exportation When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($11.600 Million Dollars)
with One SECURITY COMPANY Haer in Cote D lvoire haer. Presently this money is still
in the custody of the SECURITY COMPANY here in
Cote Devoir. My Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within
few days or months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}. I have decided to
donate the money for charity to you since I do not have a child to
inherit it and its better I do not die leaving the money here  without
it reaching to the poor and the less privileged ones in the society.

As
soon as I receive your reply back I will give you the contact of the
SECURITY COMPANY to contact them to transfer the money to you.
Please
always pray for me and let God give me more Good  health to stay in
this World. Please always pray for me, by Friday, I will be going for a
heart operation, I was touched in spirit while praying last night and
Almighty God Directed me to donate this  money to you,as a Priests to
use it for the good work of God. Please reply back to me soon for better
explanation,I know i have never met you befor but my mind tells me to do this
with you and I hope you will act sincerely to fulfill my promise to the poor people in your country.
 
May God bless you
and your family
Best Regards,
From Mrs. Rose Aisha Guei

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