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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 KALLONS <jerryt@euronet.nl>
Reply-To: rosekallons2013@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 18:07:27 +0300
Subject: i donate this us$10.2million to you for charity work





MY DEAR BELOVED ONE

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, PLS LET THIS NOT SOUND STRANGE TO YOU
FOR MY ONLY
SURVIVING LAWYER WHO WOULD HAVE DONE THIS DIED EARLY THIS YEAR, I
PRAYED AND GOT
YOUR EMAIL ID FROM YOUR COUNTRIES CHRISTIAN GUEST BOOK WHICH I HAVE
BEEN WITH MY
LATE HUSBAND AND LIKED TO VISIT ONCE MORE IF GOD WILL IN HIS INFINITE MERCIES.

I AM MRS. ROSE KALLONS FROM LONDON I AM 58 YEARS OLD I AM SUFFERING FROM ALONG
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 BROUGHT UP
FROM A MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME, WAS MARRIED TO MY LATE HUSBAND FOR TWENTY YEARS
WITHOUT A CHILD , MY HUSBAND DIED IN A FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT BEFORE HIS
DEATH WE
WERE TRUE CHRISTIANS.

SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY, I SOLD ALL MY INHERITED BELONGINGS
AND DEPOSITED ALL THE SUM OF 10.2MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BANK.

PRESENTLY, THIS MONEY IS STILL WITH THE BANK AND THE MANAGEMENT JUST
WROTE ME AS
THE TRUE OWNER TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY FOR KEEPING IT SO LONG 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.

PRESENTLY, I'M WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL IN SWITZERLAND WHERE I HAVE BEEN
UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS. 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. I WANT
YOU AS GOD
FEARING PERSON, TO ALSO USE THIS MONEY TO FUND CHURCHES, ORPHANAGES
AND WIDOWS;
I TOOK THIS DECISION, BEFORE I REST IN PEACE BECAUSE MY TIME WILL SO ON BE UP.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE
BANK OFFICER
IN CHARGE OF THE FUNDS.I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION
THAT WILL
PROVE YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF MY FUND.

PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS I STATED HEREIN. YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENABLE ME USE IT
TO WRITE A
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION ON YOUR BEHALF TO THE BANK SO THAT THEY WILL
RELEASE THE
MONEY TO YOU AS MY NEW NEXT oF
KIN.NAME:__________SURNAME:__________________SEX:
_____AGE:______MARITAL:_______________COUNTRY: CONTACT
ADDRESS:________________________PHONE NO#___________OCCUPATION:_____________
PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE rosekallons2012@superposta.com
HOPING TO
HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS. ROSE KALLONS

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