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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: "robert rose" <rose_robert@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: roserobert123@sify.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 12:05:07 +0100
Subject: MADAN ROSE ROBERT


Hello,
With all sincerity and humility, it is with deep pains i write you this
message of wishful assistance to my predicament,I am Mrs Rose Robert
undergoing medical treatment in ,#50 kloof street cape town 8001south
Africa,I am 58 years old,i am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of
the breast which also affected my brain,from all indication my conditions is
really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,according to my doctors
they have advised me that i may not live for the next two months,this is
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up
from a motherless babies home was married to my late husband for twenty
years without a child, died in a fatal motor accident Before his death we
were true Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings
and deposited all the sum of $8.6million dollars with a Bank Presently, this
money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner
to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue
a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can
not come over because of my illness or they get it confisticated. Presently,
I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to
see that this money is invested to any organisation of your choice and
distributed each year among the charity organization,the poor and the
motherless babies home where i come from. I want you God fearing, to also
use this money to fund churches,orphanages and widows,I took this decision,
before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up. Lastly, my happiness
is that i lived a life worth of emulation.
Whosoever that wants to serve the almighty must serve him with all his heart
and in and soul and also in truth. Please always be prayerful all though
your€™re life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for an
individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
according to my specification herein. As soon as I receive your reply I
shall give you the contact of the Bank .I will also issue you a letter of
authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to
hearing from you soon. Please reply me with my private and secured
email:roserobert123@sify.com <email%3Aroserobert123@sify.com> I wait for
your reply Yours in Christ.
Madan Rose Robert

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