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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: Lady Rosemary Ortega <rossie.ortega@gmail.com>
Reply-To: icpc_2009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 21:14:00 +0100
Subject: Help me to reach cancer victims in your locality,

From: Lady Rosemary Ortega
4 Old Church Street,
Chelsea, SW3,
England.





Here writes Lady Rosemary Ortega, suffering from cancerous ailment. I
used to be married to Sir Johnson Ortega from Mexico by birth and from
Canada by Nationalization, My late husband was into drug peddling
previously and this business made us to quarrel and later separated
because of my believed in the doctrine God Jehovah.
After three years of divorce we later settled our differences when he
suddenly stop the illicit business and invested his money into oil
drilling contract,
this new business of him made us to relocate to Central London where
he was operating his new business until his sudden in May 17 2012 as a
result of domestic accident he had while coming out from our bathroom
after taking his shower.

His sudden death was a very big shock for me which resulted in
influenced my blood pressure to unprecedented level which resulted in
stroke attack including the cancer of the breast which I have being
managing before this incident.

Therefore I was admitted in the hospital for over a year and some
months now, suddenly my condition became worse and my doctor informed
sister Lizzy Tailor my personal assistance in the hospital that i have
only few weeks to die, Miss Lizzy could not hid it from me after i
discovered that she is crying day and night which arouse my curiosity,
as a child of God she disclosed what the doctor told her about me and
ever since one week that informed Miss Lizzy account my health
conditions my health condition is nothing to write hope about, I could
be able to write this email to you through the aid of Miss Lizzy

Meanwhile our life together as husband and wife lasted for two decades
without child, after the death of my husband I made a vow to uplift
the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals in the society
since I have no interest or joy to enjoy a drug money as a firm
believer in the word of God.



When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of eleven Million
dollars (US$11,000,000.00) with a bank here in UK which he derived
from his illicit drug business and later turning into oil business
with my name as his next of kin but because of my confinement here in
my sick bed i have not normalized the account with the bank, therefore
the funds are still with the bank.


Now my Doctor has told me officially that I have limited days to live
due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from including the stroke
attack, though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in
addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my
family, and me I have decided to contact an you as a trustee to
manage these so that it will be used to uplift the living standard of
the less privileged in your country and community.

This gift which comes from my late husbands effort should be use to
fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-
trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who
prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy
persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused
or invested into ill perceived ventures again because almost all his
brothers are into drug business, hence the reason for taking this bold
decision in contacting you not withstanding that we have not meet each
other before.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I do not need
any telephone communication in this regard due to my deteriorating
health and because of the presence of my husband relatives around me.
I do not want them to know about this development.

Therefore you are to indicate your willingness in this venture by
sending me with your information as requested below:

Full name and address
telephone number
occupation
marital status
passport or driving license copy

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you Directives on how to
contact an attorney in UK who will assist you to secure the release of
the funds to you as my appointee, I will also issue you a Letter of
Authority that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this
fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please
assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Lady Rosemary Ortega

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