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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 Anthonia weaver Rosario <marilobouabre10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Anthonia weaver Rosario <mrsanthoniaweaver@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:00:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GREETINGS!!!

MY DEAREST,

GREETINGS!!!

I
am Mrs Anthonia weaver Rosario, from Kuwait. I am married to late Mr.
Weaver Rosario, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in London United Kingdom
for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2011, after a brief
illness that lasted for only 2 weeks.

I am an ageing widow
suffering from long time illness. I am currently admitted in a privet
hospital in London United Kingdom, also I have some funds which I
inherited from my late loving husband Mr Weaver Rosario, the sum of (USD
$6.5, Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)  which he
deposited in one of the famous Bank and I need a very honest and God
fearing Person that can use this funds for The good work of God's to
help the charities, and 20% out of the total funds will be for your
compasesion for doing this work of God.

With due respect and
understanding, please I found your email address through
a dental magazine here in my hospital sick bed with my laptop and then I
decided to contact you, Please if you would be able to use these funds
for the good work God kindly reply me.

Thanks for your co-operations
Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs Anthonia weaver Rosario.

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