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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?maryrose=20smith?= <maryrosesmith200@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: maryrosesmith200@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:40:16 +0530 (IST)
Subject: God Bless YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: maryrosesmith200@yahoo.co.in



Dear Beloved Friend,


Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail


Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.


I am Mrs. MaryRose Smith from Spain. I am married to Dr. John Das Smith a


Nigerian who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty


Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but


without Any children.


Since his death I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 61 Years


old. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of 3 million


dollars (Three Million Dollars) with a Security Company.


Presently this money is still with the Security Company and the


management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive


the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to


receive


it on my behalf if I cannot come over.


I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment


Cancer of the lungs in a hospital, I have since lost my ability To talk


and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live.


I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money


to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name


Mrs. Rose Smith"


As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the


Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will


prove you as The new beneficiary of this fund.


Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and


Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your


Custody, this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on


Earth.


PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;


maryrosesmith200@netscape.net,


I await your urgent reply.


Regards,


Mother Rose Smith


God Bless YOU

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