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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: "Rose Sav" <rosesav2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:46:11 +0000
Subject: MY GOOD FRIEND

MY GOOD FRIEND
GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MRS ROSE
SAVIMBI ,
A
WIDOW TO LATE SHEIK COLLINS. I AM 61 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW
CHRISTAIN
BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE
HUSBAND
KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND
DURING
THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD?NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED
WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE
THAN
SIX
MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO
CONTRIBUTE
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE.

I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I
AM
WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $12,000.000.00 MD U.S DOLLARS TO THE
LESS
PRIVILEGED.PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A
SECURITY
COMPANY AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE ,AN
APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME WILL BE
WRITTEN
AND
APPROVED FOR THE FUND TO BE BROUGH TO YOUR COUNTRY OR TRANSFERED
INTO
YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT .
LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE
SURE
FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH
ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD
JESUS
THE
LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I
AWAIT
URGENT REPLY.

YOURS IN CHRIST.
ROSE SAVIMBI
PRIVATE EMAIL:mrsrose_sav@yahoo.it


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