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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.Aroh Nicole ." <florence----100@att.net>
Reply-To: arohnicole@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:07:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:




My Dearest one,



Hi, My name is Mrs. Aroh Nicole., from Sao tome/Principle in eastern

part of Africa,

I came across your contact through the Chambers of Commerce. Before I

proceed to my further explanation I will like to apologize to you in case

of any inconveniences this proposal might bring to you since we have never

met each other before.



My late Husband was the former Minister for Petroleum and Gas Industry in

my Country but he was Murdered in the prison after an allegation conspired

against that He poisoned, his Opponent after one on one meeting they had,

after 2 day’s a report came to Husbands office that His Colleagues has

being vomiting blood in his house and he was suspiciously pointing at my

Husband that He Poisoned him over a deal they had together.

so while was rushed to the Hospital for Medical assistance He died. So the

deceased wife and families member insisted that my Husband purposely

murdered His Friend over a deal they had a deal had together and they

charged him to the Court but as the News and alarms was blew round the

state and communities, every one sides against my Husband in the Court

that He murdered His friend in other to covered up a deal which they Court

forced my husband to confess what was the deal but my Husband remained not

Guilty until the Court concluded to sentence 11 years imprisonment for a

Murdered Case.



As the result of that, the Government discharges my Husband Services as a

Minister of Petroleum and Gas and not enough, they went ahead to Frizzed

his Bank Account worth Hugh Fund counting Million in our Local Currency.

The Government gave the Court order to confiscate His landed properties.

Everything my Husband works his entire life the office was now a story.



So due to the pressure and the how wickedly my husband was being materated

in the e Prison, He developed Sudden sickness and died after 9 day’s in

the Prison.

But before the last day I visited him in the prison, as if he knew he was

going to die the next day. He disclose to me about the Money he deposited

in his account United Kingdom. He told me that He meant to used the money

to invest in Oversea after He resign from his duty as the Petroleum

Minister, the Amount is GB87Million Pounds, He disclose to me that the day

was moving the Money out of the Country, He used a connection a foreign

Crud Oil Mogul who help him to escaped the 87Million Pound to U.K. but I

and my only Son is under cage by the Government, they believed my Husband

killed his Colleague for secret deal, so the Government keep several

secret monitoring towards me and my movement to see if they could find a

source another hiding things my husband left somewhere.



So am talking to you now, I am deprived of using telecommunication system,

infact I can’t help the situation that is why I contacted you by email for

your assistance.



Please if my tears touch your heart to help me and my only Son, I will

give you the contact address of the Lawyer who is in charge to my late

Husband deposit in U.K so that you speak with him and make other

verification.



all I want from you is to claims the 87Million Pounds in U.K and secured

it in your personal account. I believed some day I will snick out with my

Son to the neighboring country through the sea or desert in other to

travel to come to your country to live for safety.



I thank you for your time to read this message and hopeful that you reply

me with an answer as I expected your positive respond.



Regards



Mrs.Aroh Nicole .

Email: arohnicole@gmail.com

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