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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: "rose" <rose_mm5@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:33:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: In Good Faith!! Get Back For The De


flagged. [ Flag for Follow Up ] Date: Tue Apr 10 12:16:26 2007 From: rose &lt;rose_mm5@excite.com&gt;[ Add to Address Book | Block Address | Report as Spam ] Subject: In Good Faith!! Get Back For The Details In Good Faith!! Get Back For The Details Dear Beloved In Christ: How are you doing today? May be surprised to receive this unsolicited mail as it may appear to be. Sorry to bother you any way. Glory be to God, My Name is Mrs. Rose Maxwell and I was married to Mr. Ted Grant Maxwell who worked with American embassy in Nigeria , and at present am in in Lagos-Nigerian where we both married for 27yrs without children.I do not intend to waste much of your time. My husband left the Sum Of "Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars" ($18.5million) to be precise in a long term deposit account in the (GRANTTEE TRUST BANK PLC. NIGERIA ) (G.T.B). You may be thinking why I contacted you for this; please I am really looking for your FINANCAL AND FISCAL ASSISTANCE in
this Project. I could do it by myself due my Health Condition can not allow me to do that at this point and The Bank were the Fund was deposited told me that before I can be able to get this Fund our from their bank, that I should clear all the Over due Tax charges, and right now as I am writing to you, I have no money with me to pay for the charges, that is while I decide to contact you for an Assistance to Stand as a new beneficial of the Fund, Please I want you to understand that this Money was deposit for me before My Late husband died, which I intend to give out for charity purpose through a God fearing individual or firm that will received and use the money to help ORPHANS,WIDOWS and PROPAGATE THE WORD OF GOD.I am looking for someone that I can trust to handle this funds because of my present health problems, I have a short time left on earth due to My cancer problem, I have decided to give the money out to propagate God's work since I do not have a child and due to my
husbands belief in giving to the less privilege. Before my husband died we both decided to give the money out for charity works which was our wish and I want to carry out my husbands wish so that his mind can be at peace.To this end, I want it recorded in heaven that while on earth my husband and I contributed positively to the needy through you. I wait your response for more detail. May the good Lord bless you and your family? If you are really interested in help me our of this Just get back to me.May God bless you.Yours SincerelyMrs. Rose Maxwell

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