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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: "rossemarypauls@live.com" <rossemarypauls@live.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:16:26 +0100
Subject: Beloved please I need your help/Assistance

Beloved please I need your help/Assistance
My good friend,

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, As a matter of
fact I got your email address from a mail Directory in my late
husband's private web library and I decided to mail you for a
permission for the help of this funds and I sincerely hope you will
understand my plight, I am Mrs Rosemary Paul,I am 59 years I am deaf
and suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected
my brain,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and
it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me
that I may not live for the next two months,this is because the cancer
stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was married to my late husband
for twenty years without a child.My husband died in a fatal motor
accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my
inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $10million dollars
with a Security Bank.

Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote
me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money or rather
issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf
since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it
confiscated. I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment
for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my
last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of
your choice and distributed each year among the charity
organization,the poor and the motherless babies home where I come
from.I want you to also use this money to fund orphanages, churches and
to expend the kingdom of God and widows.I took this decision, before I
rest in peace because my time will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Security Bank.I will also issue you a letter of authority and send to
you certificate of deposit of the money, that will proof you as the new
beneficiary of my late husband funds. Please assure me that you will
act accordingly as I stated here Any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose.I shall wait
at your prayerful reply.

May the Lord be with you and watch over your family.
Mrs ROSEMARY PAUL

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