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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: "Rosalyn Chuck" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.harris_onyemaa@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:20:48 +0100
Subject: This is for your previous effort and contributions to me.

Hello dear partner,

How are you today? hope this email finds you in an excellent condition of health and life, I am Mrs. Rosalyn Chuck (formal central bank director of international remittance) you might have forgotten me but you have attempted helping me in the past regarding a $25MillionUSD transfer which we never succeeded but haven succeeded with the help of a British/London based business merchant who financed the whole transfer into his own account, I have thought it very wise not to be ungrateful for your concern then, so I want to appreciate your great effort towards the unsuccessful transfer into your account due to the reasons best known to you at that time but due to your effort, sincerity, encouragement and trustworthiness you showed during the course of the transaction, I now want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with ten percent of the total money transferred.

Presently I am no more in Nigeria but I have signed and left an international certified bank draft of $2.5millionusd for you, it is cash-able anywhere in the world, so urgently contact my Nigerian Lawyer, Barrister Harris Onyema with the information below so that he will send the draft to you without any delay. Kindly accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

Contact person: Barrister Harris Onyema.
Email: barr.harrisonyemaa@yahoo.cn
Phone: +234 802 387 1866. (Call him as soon as you receive this email)

Ensure to send your full contact details as stated below for verification and clarification of the true person I mentioned.

Your full name:
Your contact address:
Your direct contact phone No:

Thanks for your acceptance to this little token as you are anticipated to act quickly and accordingly.

Best Regards,
Mrs Rosalyn Chuck
Email: roselynchuck@gmail.com

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