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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: "Rev Dr. Sermon Bartholomew"
<SermonBartholomew14@ucount.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <revbartholomewministes@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:03:13 -0500
Subject: =?utf-8?q?=C2=A310=2C000=2C000=2E00_Great_British_Pounds_beneficiary_fund?=
=?utf-8?b?cz8/Pw==?=

>From Rev Dr. Sermon Bartholomew
Poly Clinic Abidjan, Cote dÌvoire
with due respect,

My name is Rev Dr. Sermon Bartholomew a Medical Doctor born in Sierra Leone but residing here in London.
As a matter of urgency my patient (Mrs Rosemarie Blumen Moldenhauer) a widow, a German born citizen was at the point of death here in American Poly Clinic Cote d Ìvoire,when she made an oral expression of her will (Oral Will)
few days ago for her bond investment of £10,000,000.00 Great British Pounds Sterling, with one of the Bank Institution Europe .She mandated me as her nearest and trusted person, to find a good citizen man or woman who will invest this fund in a good business and use it for humanitarian assistance also to help the less privileged in the Asia, Africa but concentrated on the third world countries, and other parts of the world. If this proposal interests you do not hesitate to get back to me so
as to update you on the next step to take.

Best Regards
Rev Dr. Sermon Bartholomew.
Contact email:revbartholomewministes@yahoo.com.hk

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