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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: "rothschild foundation" <rothschildfoundation@msn.com>
Reply-To: grantprocessingoffice@rfgrant.org
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:47:18 +0000
Subject: Grant For You

ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION
HP18 0JW Bucks,
United Kingdom

CC: 230159.
(Founded: 1956)

www.rfgrant.org

Beloved

RE: GRANT (DONATION) FOR YOU TO INVEST IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR
COUNTRY TOTALLING US$2,400,000.00.

I am the Director of the above named non profit organization in Bucks,
United Kingdom.

My organization has approved the sum of US$2,400,000.00. As a fund to be
given to you to invest in any of the above:

(1) Charitable organizations.
(2) Research Grant in your field.
(3) Loan to help you improve Charitable activities in your country without
interest.
(4) Matching Grant to your Company/Organization.

It is important therefore that you understand in clear terms that you have
to use this Grant in such a way that people around you MUST feel the impact.

You will therefore be expected to provide assistance to the helpless in your
country with this grant, that is why upon the release of this Funds to you,

we will send an agent to your country to monitor the impact made to
charitable organizations on a periodic basis and based on our agent's
report, more funds will be approved to you on yearly bases.

If you are ready to obtain the fund mentioned above, kindly e-mail to me
your telephone and fax numbers. As soon as I receive your phone and fax
numbers, I will inform you of the next step on the process of securing the
Funds.

Reply to the Grant Processing Office
Attn: Charles Dean


We await your prompt reply.


Best Regards,
Mrs. Rosemary Michael


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