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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: "rosemarybarry@cantv.net" <rosemarybarry@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:29 -0430
Subject: CONDENFITAILY ASSTSTANT

Dearest one,
 
Good day.After going through your profile,i decided to partner with you.But before i proceed,i will first introduce myself to you.l am
 
I'm Mrs  Rosemary  BarryCote D'Ivoire (38 yrs widow).My late husband died in a fatal car accident leaving me with a male child of 6 yrs old.
 
Before the death of my late husband,he deposited the sum of $45.620 four five thousand six hunred  and  twenty million  USA DOLLARS in a SECURITY COMPANY here,In Cote D'Ivoire .which i inherited as his legal wife.
 
I am solicitating for your help due to the maltreatment i receive from my late husband relatives.Due to they want to deprive me of this fund.
 
I had wanted to run away to a far land,but they confisticated my international passport.But i thank God i'm still in possession of all important documents.
 
I want to invest this fund,for the future of this my only child (Male) because i wouldn't want him to suffer in the future.
 
As a widow who have no one to care for,I want to give you this fund for you to invest/improve your business after which we can share the profits annually.
 
All i need from you is to stand as my foreign partner/guardian and sponsor the transfer of the fund into your bank account in your country.
 
Please indicate your willingness to partner with me by sending me an urgent response for us to proceed in this transaction. pls contact me from this Email Address .May God be with you while i wait to hear from you soon.
 
Best Regards
Mrs Rosemary

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