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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 Camara <roselyncamara@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:46:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: My Response..


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I hope this mail shall find you well and healthy.

Thanks for your mail and concern,firstly,I want to put your mind at rest because before I came across your contact,I did prayers and fasting asking God who created heaven and earth to provide for me someone who will help me,someone who will not betray me as the deposit gets to his position being a partner that I will apoint/choose as it's only thing left for me after which I got your contact in internet.
Please feel free for there is nothing to fear/risk involve,no one knows about this transaction apart from me and you.

Further,I want you to know that I have been in touch with the firm in europe holding the deposit,they assured me that the deposit shall be release to my partner as soon as am ready and based on this,I need you to stand as my partner in order for me to communicate the firm in europe that am ready to retrive it to your position.please I want you to pray about it as u said,once the spirit of God in you confirm my proposal,we can forge ahead as I will also be praying here for God to confirm that he sent me to you.

I wait to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Miss Rose Camara





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