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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 KPADONOU <rosemary_kpadonou200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:15:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Warmth Greetings My Dear


Warmth Greetings My Dear,
 
I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody like me, whom you does not know before. I decided to do this after praying over the situation. You should please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you have not known me before.
 
I need not dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many such possibilities these days.I would like to introduce myself as MRS.ROSEMARY KPADONOU, From Republic of Benin, a widow to Late MR.BENARD KPADONOU I have been recently been diagnosed of Cancer of the Pelvics and attending my medical treatment at St Victoria Private Clininc here in Benin Republic. I am writing to you now from my sick bed because of how this transfer is urgent to me.
 
Before the death of my husband,there is US$2.4 (Two Million  Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) my late husband deposited with the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, of which I am the next of kin. With my health condition and because my late husband and I have one daughter which is 14 years old ,I am looking for a credible person that will not betrayed me to whom I will pass the right of next of kin so that he will take good care of my Daughter.As she is only a little girl.You are to adopt her as your Daughter.
 
This is in fulfilment of the last request of my husband: that a substantial part of the fund will be used to carter for the less previleged Madrassas and also to orphangess.You  will apply to the bank African Development Bank and request for the transfer of the fund to your bank account or you will come to Benin to signed for the fund. This is on the condition that you will take 25%of the fund for yourself, 5% used for expenses, 30% for my Daughter,while you will use the remaining 40% for the less previlege people in the society.
 
If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with your full names and contact information so that I will send to you the contact information of the bank where the fund was deposited and you will apply as the beneficiary of the fund because I am going to present you as next of kin to the fund and also send the authorization that will give you the right of next of kin to the bank.
 
I can not predict what will be my faith by the time the fund will be transfered into your account,but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i have described above.I am looking forward on hearing from you.The future of my Daughter is very important to me more than anything.
 
Sincerely,
Mrs Rosemary Kpadonou  and Daughter



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