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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 LINDA ROSARIO <lindarosario434@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lindarosario@lavabit.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:36:50 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD I AM MRS LINDA ROSARIO . A WIDOW TO
LATE PAUL ROSARIO. I AM 56YEARSOLD,I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING
FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS
IS REALLY
DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WONT LIVE MORE THAN SIX
MONTHS,ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANER STAGE HAS
GOTTEN TO A
VERY BAD STAGE.

MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM
AFGHANISTAN,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULDN'T PRODUCE ANY
CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I
INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE
THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA
ASIA,AND EUROPE.

I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $20,000.000.00 MD
U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT
FUND ISLING IN A BANK IN SWISS AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY,
WHO PRESENTLY IS IN AFRICA DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS , WILL FILE
IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED! WILL BE SURE FOR THE
SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT
CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. IF INTRESTED I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU SEND ME YOU FULL
INFORMATION SO THAT IT WILL ENABLE ME TO KNOW WHOM I AM DEAL IT, KINDLY FILL
THIS INFORMATION BELOW.?

FULL NAME:-
PRESENT ADDRESS:-
CITY:-
STATE:-
COUNTRY:-
HOME TELEPHONE#:-
MOBILE#:-
ZIP CODE:-
GENDER:-
AGE:-
OCCUPATION:-

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THOSE INFORMATION I WILL SEND YOU THE NEXT STEP
OF THIS PROJECT.

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL (
lindarosario@lavabit.com )

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.

MRS LINDA ROSARIO

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