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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. Milla Del Rosario" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <miladel57@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:57:08 +0100
Subject: Reply Beloved

My Dearly Beloved,

Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise I got your contact from a database found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that will assist me with a good heart. I was divinely inspired to pick your name among other names found in the Internet database.

I am Mrs. Mila Del Rosario a citizen of the United States of America undergoing currently medical treatment. I got married to Dr. Alfred Mila who worked with the Embassy in Bahamas for nine years before he died in the year 2006. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which is against our oath/vow.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (Seven million Three Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) with a Bank in Europe/U.K. The money is in an escrow Account, but nobody knows about the deposit apart from me and my late husband, and presently this money is still with the Bank.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not live for the next three months due to my cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my disability to move around this is a partial paralysis. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or a mosque or better still a Christian or a Moslem individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want a church/mosque or the individual beneficiary that will inherit this to use it for Churches, Orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the funds are used for the benefit of the needy.

They said blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not responsible and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be miss-used by unbelievers. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death because I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of my Savior.

If you feel you are worthy enough to make yourself available in this project, let me know immediately you read my mail. GOD will surely provide for you the power and strength to accomplish this. All things work together for good for those who love GOD.

Waiting for your urgent response, I do not need any telephone conversation in this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my husband's relatives who are always around me. I do not want them to know about this development.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Rosario Del Mila

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