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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 Morgan <rose.morgan41@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rosemorgan44@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:24:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Rose Morgan


Princess Rose Morgan
>From Royal Family of late King Ohis Morgan
Rue 15 Paris Village
Ouagadugu Burkinafaso

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that
if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my
family,God will bless and reward you aboundantly and
you would never regreat this.

I am a female student from University of Abidjan,
Cocody campus.I am 20yrs old. I'did like any person
who can be caring,loving and home oriented.I will love
to have a long-term relationship with you and to know
more about you.I would like to build up a solid
foundation with you in time coming if you can be able
to help me in this transaction.
Well, my father died earlier seven months ago.

He was a king(Traditonal King),which our town citizens
titled him over sixteen years before his death.I was a
princess to him and I am the only person who can take
care of his wealth now because my junior brothers are
still young and my mother is not literate enough to
know all my father's wealth.He left the sum of USD
($12,500,000) Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars)in a local private security company here in my
country.This money was annually paid to my late
fathers from Shell petroleum development company
(S.P.D.C) and chevron oil company operating in our
locality for the compensation of youth and community
development in our jurisdiction.
I don't know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our
family, which they were planning to do without my
present because I am a female as stated by our culture
in the town.Now, I urgently need your humble
assistance to lift this money from the security
company to your country. I strongly believe that by
the grace of Allah, you will help us invest this money
wisely.

I am ready to offer 15% of the total amount to you if
you help us in this transaction and another 10%
interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling
this transaction for us, which you will strongly have
absolute control over. Please, consider this and get
back to me as soon as possible. Immediately I confirm
your willingness, I will send to you my picture and
also give you more details about myself and the
security company where our late father deposited the
fund, so that you can reach the company and confirm
the existence of the fund as well, because seeing is
believing.

Awaiting your immediate response and May God bless
you.
Best Regards
Rose Morgan.


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