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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: Berenice Bosso <kapi_phillip2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: berenicebosso@citromail.hu
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:11:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest,




Dearest,



Please kindly accept my apology for sending you this email without your consent. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from the peoples search database on the web during my discreet search for a partner whom can assist me in fulfilling my dreams of building charity organization for the saints .



I am Madam Berenice Bosso, and i am married to Late Mr. Armand Nanou Bosso. I and my late husband was into Estate management and Hotel Building Contracts, and even with on-going project before my husband death as a result of the resent political crises in the country which resulted in a bloody war, am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart because my doctor just announce to me that I will die in few months time because of extent damage of esophageal cancer. I have been suffering from this dreaded sickness for long, base on this development I want to will my money which is deposited in a security company to an individual who is willingly to build a charity home for orphanage, abandoned kids,less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.



Before this political crises here my late husband deposited the sum of US$6,500,000 (Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a security company , and this money is currently in there custody. And all i want now is to transfer this money to a faithful child of GOD so that my daughter can relocate and start her education there. Please all i want is for you to be honest with me and use this money just as i wish I want the actualization of my dream to establish this charity home to come in reality even while am dead.



I will provide you with all the vital details that you may need for the transfer of the money and i will make sure that this money gets to you before i die, And if you will assist me in doing this with a clean heart i will be pleased to give you 15% of the total money for your assistance and 5% will be mapped aside to cover any expenses spent during the transaction.



I am trusting you with faith because i want to help the less privileges, and i believe that the GOD i serve will not disappoint me in this.



I wait to hear from you if you are interested, I need an honest person who is willing and capable to handle this project. Awaiting your Immediate response and God bless.



Thanks and remain blessed.



Yours sister

Berenice Bosso

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