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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 mary <rosemleon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:13:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOU CAN BE OF HELP


Dearest Pastor Robert
Good morning to you. I got your message and after going through it i felt happy for you because your destiny is a great one and realising it is nigh. It is a miracle that we have come into contact, God works in miraculous circumstances and His ways are not our ways! Glory be to Him forever.
First and foremost i must apologised for my late respond to your email it was due to my ill Health,so please bear with me.i am wriiting you through the help of a nursing sister whom have of help to ever since i came into this hospital.i also thank you for your words of encouragement i believed in the power of faith!
i thank you for your prompt mail.i 'm really pleased to have you help in the transfer of this money out of this country assuring you of every risk and trouble free transaction and please everything about this fund is real and guenue.
Meanwhile, i have to bring to your notice that idon't have any bad intentions coming to you and all i needed from you is not only the money to be transferred into your bank account but have it utilised for it purposed and glory honour will be to God in Heaven.
My dear one i believe that you will be in a better position to invest this money unto the glory of our Creator considering the facts that you are a child of God.
What you have to do therefore is to send me as soon as possible your complete home and/or office address and bank account details with which i can appoint and introduce you to the bank here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast as the beneficiary of the money. As soon as i get these vital informations from you be rest assured that the bank here will be in communication with you and finally have the money transfered into your bank account without any problem.most importantly i will like you to have at the back of your mind that this transaction requires every confidentiality on your side because i am certainly of your safety is very important.
Franklyspeaking, if it will be possible for you i will advice you to open a fresh new account anywhere of your choice where you wants the fund to be transfered into.
When next you write me please you can tell me more about yourself and your family. How many children do you have and how old are you? As i told you in my first message the cancer disease afflicting me lately may take my life away in months to come but i am not worried since i know God is happy with me. Before i die i want you to take good control and care of the 12 million US Dollars and use it according to my wish and desire.
Pray for me and thank God for your life because you are a blessed person for good. The glory of God is upon your life and it is going to manifest very soon by the grace of the money being transfered into your bank account by the bank here. You are very fortunate indeed!
Remain blessed and let me read from you soonest so that i will direct further on how to proceeds with the transfer immidiately. Remember to keep this transaction to yourself given the situation of the world today in your best interest.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Rosemary leon


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