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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: Hilda Luis Roca <olivergeorge_esq@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hildaluisroca@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:28:25 +0000
Subject:






Am
sorry to have contacted you without your prior notice; this is a matter of
utmost importance. I contacted you out of luck and goodwill to carry out my
last wish hence our family attorney who supposed to do this died last earlier
this year. I came across your contact through liable network online in my
search for a reliable and reputable truth worthy person that will take good
care of my only son and the investment.



Nevertheless, my name is Mrs. Hilda Luis Roca; 48 year old, from (Australia). I
was happily married to late (Mr. Davis Sullivan) who was the formally general
secretary of Australia embassy in Lome (Republic of Togo) and later served
under UN Refugee Agency (www.unhcr.org). We were married for 27yrs with three children, two daughters
and only Son. He died last 2 year ago in car accident with my two daughters
were killed in cold blood day right: May their gentle soul rest in peace, Amen.



Since his death I decided not to remarry due to my late husband cultural belief
and I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I was moving with
great pity and compassion that I decided to contact you due to my condition at
presently I’m in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for esophagi
cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me
that I have only few months to live, because of the damage the cancer have
caused in my system unless I undergo an urgent surgical operation upon which my
chance of survival is less than 30% according to the medical expekingdorts.



My late husband and I have join account of (Six Million Australia Dollars). He
has intended to use the money for an investment (Real Estate and Hotel
Management) before he died. Now that he died, It is my last wish to see
this money use for the investment future of my only survival son (Jacob)
because my relatives have plundered so much of our wealth since my illness, I
cannot leave with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them
hence they have already take the two businesses investment that my late husband
owned in China.



Upon your response in receiving your reply in absolute truth to accept my
request, not because of the money which I offer but for the Love of my only
son, I will authorize my bank to transfer the money to you directly and also I
want you to always pray for me.



Thanks and Remain blessed,

You’re sincerely.

Mrs. Hilda Luis Roca






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