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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Rose Anny" <roseanny@box.az> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:09:07 +0000
Subject: Read This Mail From Mrs Rose Anny

From Mrs Rose Anny.

Dear in Christ ,

I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr Solomon
Anny who worked with Kuwait embassy in Senegal for nine years before he died in
the year 2002. We were married for nineteen years with a child He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death, we were
both born again Christian.

Since his death, I decided not to remarry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is
against.When my late husband was alive he left the sum of $7.5 Million
(seven million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in fixed deposit in a
finance firm. Presently, this money is still in the finance firm.
Recently due to my health condition which is the reason that i seek
your assistance in this mail, my Doctor told me that I would not last for
the next Two months due to cancer of the lungs that i have. The one that
disturbs me most is my stroke sickness that affects me and i can no
longer talk.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a trustworthy person that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein. I want you to use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is
maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand
that giveth.

I took this decision because of my only child that who is only 16 years
old who will inherit 25% from this money and help to secure a good
education & accomodation and also for the sake of God i will like you to take him
as your child and being a guidiance to him where by my husbands relatives
are not Christians and I dont want my husbands efforts to be used by
unbelievers. I dont want a situation where this money will be used
in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of
the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. With God all things are
possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the finance firm and for you to make contact with them
directly for onward transfer of the said fund . I will also issue you an
authority letter that will guarantee you as the present beneficiary of my funds.
I want you and your family to always pray for me and my son because the
lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and
truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same
purpose.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply on my email address: roseanny@box.az


Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rose Anny.


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