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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: "rosemary mane" <rosemary_mane70@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:35:01 -0430
Subject: From Rosemary Mane

From   Rosemary Mane.
lot 25 Immueble Dela Paix
Rue 28 Treichville.Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire.
Email(
rosemary_mane70@cantv.net

My Dearest one,
My name is Rosemary Mane.
I am 22 years old and an Orphan
After my praying and fasting for God to find me a trustworthy someone who will help me to receive the only money I Inherited from My late Father.
I send you this mail asking for your immediate assistance to help me  to receive this money in your hand. The amount ($8.5M).
This money is consealed in a trunk box and deposited in the security company here in abidjan.My late father registered it as family valuables.
Now I want to secure it out and I discussed with Security Company and the company agreed to send the trunk box to any country I want them to send it.
The company said that they will send the trunk box to you through  their diplomatic courier service to you.
The company said that it can only take them 3 or 4 days to send the  box to your hand if you are ready to receive it.
Please I choose you as my partner to receive the box.
Please accept me and help me to receive the box as soon as possible.
I want you to send me the below details in this email(rosemary_mane70@cantv.net)
(1)Y our name
(2)Your address
(3)Your telephone number
(4)Your fax number
(5)a copy of your id card or pspt.
Please send me this information so that I will submit it to the security company and introduce you officially as my partner. You know 
that this is an issue of money please keep it very secret until you receive the trunk box in your hand.
Yours sincerely,
Rosemary Mane

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