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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: "Mrs.Rosemary Clarke King" <rosemaryclarke_k1@excite.com>
Reply-To: rclarkeking@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:04:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PRIVATE PROJECT


My name is Mrs.Rosemary Clarke King I am a dying woman who has decidedto donate what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why Ichose you. But someone has to be chosen. I am 59 years old and wasdiagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,after the death of my husbandwho had left me everything he worked for.I have been touched by theLord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband tocharity through you for the good work of humanity,rather than allow myrelatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.I have asked the Lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe hehas,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and Ipray that I survive the operation.I have decided to WILL/Donate the sumof$15Million (Fifteen Million Dollars)to charity through you for thegood work of the Lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged andalso for the assistance of the widows.At the moment I cannot take anytelephone calls, due to the fact that
my relatives are around me and Ihave been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because Ideserve all the rest I can get.Presently,I have informed my consultant about my decision in WILLINGthis fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may thegood Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well andalways extend the good work to others.If you are interested in carryingout this task,i will inform my consultant, so that he can arrange therelease of the funds to you. I know i have never met you but my mindtells me to do this,and I hope you act sincerely.I decided that 30% ofthis money should be taken by you from the total sum upon the successrelease of this fund, because I am now too weak and fragile to dothings myself because of my cancer.NB:I sincerely know that a lot has been written about some SCAM comingout of the world,but I assure you that this will never in any wayassociated with that as you will be given the right to verify
thisdirectly with the the finance company where the fund was deposited.I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until thetask is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize mylast wish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or familymembers standing in the way of my last wish.Please Respond back to my alternative email box atrosemaryclarkekingrosemary@yahoo.esYour sincerely,Rosemary C. KingEmail:rosemaryclarkekingrosemary@yahoo.esPLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER ON YOURREPLY FOR EASY AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION WITH MY CONSULTANT

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