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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.Rose Marry <mrssrosemmary@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.rose_marry51@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:19:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT NEEDED.



Dear Friend,

I pray God that this message reaches you in
wonderful spirit as I am making this contact with you based on trust and
confidence irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and
because of the nature of the situation I found myself. I got your
contact from web through personal endeavor and decided to contact. I
believe my contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God can
use any body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he has
ordained.







I am Mrs.Rose Marry Donald, I was hospitalize after I had a car
accident with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were
also on board in the accident. After the accident, I have been battling
with some health problems from the major injuries that I sustained in
the cause of accident.







Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due
the surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs is my presence
predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my
spinal cords in the accident. Having known my condition, I have decided
to Willing/Donate the sum of $2.5 Million(Two Million,Five hundred
thousand Dollars) to charity and individual through you for the good
work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also
for the assistance of the widows. Because I am the only surviving person
and nobody else that will inherit this money because they are now dead.
I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will be confiscated and
declared unserviceable by the officials of the finance company where it
was deposited by my late husband who used to work with shell development
company as an engineer before his death.







All I want you to do is to assist in safe-keep of this fund valued
at US$2.5 Million United States Dollars deposited at the custody of the
security firm before it gets confiscated or declared UN-serviceable.I
seek your consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's
inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. If
you are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact me
immediately, so that I can arrange all the modalities to effect the
release of the fund to you. I know I have never met you but my mind
tells me to do this, and I hope you will act sincerely. I have also
decided that 30% of this money should be taken by you from the total sum
upon the success release of this fund, because I am now too weak and
fragile to do things myself because of my present health problems.







I have been given 21 working days by the finance company for the
collection of the deposited item before it will be confiscated. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish.







Kindly furnish me your full name and your address also your contact
number, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the
assistance of our family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to
you.

Yours faithfully,






Mrs.Rose Marry Donald.

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