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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: "Madam Rita Osborne " <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: timothymartins_legal@yahoo.ie
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:07:03 -0800
Subject: MY WISH .

From:Madam Rita Osborne.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

Here writes Madam Rita Osborne, suffering from cancerous ailment. I am married
to Sir Williams an Englishman who is dead. My husband was into private practice
all his life before his death. Our life together as man and wife lasted
for three decades without child. My husband died after a protracted illness.
My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged
individuals as he had passion for persons who can not help themselves due
to physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship,
which never came.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million Pounds
(10,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling)which were derived
from his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank here
in UK. Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor
told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I
am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have
decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans,
destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women
and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and
I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into
ill perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence the
reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard
due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband
relatives around me. I do not want them to know about this development.



Contact my lawyer with this specified email address

Barrister Timothy Martins (ESQ)

Email: timothymartins_legal@yahoo.ie

Tell him that I have WILLED £10,000,000 to you by quoting my personal reference
number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I have also notified
him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my
relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have
stated herein.

My lawyer would be waiting to receive your reply,On this E-mail address
below.
Email: timothymartins_legal@yahoo.ie

Remain blessed.

Your Sister,
Madam.Rita Osborne

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