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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: "Madam Rita Osborne" <ritosborn@msn.com>
Reply-To: barteddywill03@07168.cn
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 05:59:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello

Madam Rita Osborne.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

Hello,
As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe
everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprise the way I got your
contact, its obvious that this proposal will come to you as a big
surprise.This is because we have not met you before but I am inspired to
send you this email,my Name is Rita Osborne suffering from cancerous
ailment.I am married to Sir Williams Osborne an Englishman who is dead.My
husband was into private practice all his life before his death.we live
together as husband and wife which lasted for three decades without a
child. My husband died after a protracted illness,My husband and I made a
vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he
had passion for persons who can not help themselves due to physical
disability or financial predicament.
I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this
relationship,which never came,when my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of Ten Million Pounds(£ 10,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pound
Sterlings)which were derived from his vast estates and investment in
capital market with his bank here in UK. Presently, this money is still
with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to
live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have
decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which
comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows,
widowers,orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged
children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially.
I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons
and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested
into ill perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence
the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know where I am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this
regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my
husband relatives around me,I do not want them to know about this
development.

Contact my lawyer with the specified email address
Barrister Teddy Williams (ESQ)
E-mail: barteddywill03@07168.cn
Tell him that I have WILLED £10,000,000 to you by quoting my personal
reference number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I have
also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific
program and good work.
Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Madam. Rita Osborne



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