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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.Roseline Richmond" <r.pet00008@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 12:16:21 -0700
Subject: CHARITY DONATION

Hello ,

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. I believe my
contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God can use any
body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he has
ordained.

I am Roseline Richmond, I was hospitalize after I had a car accident
with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were also
on board in the accident. After the accident, I have been battling
with some health problems from the major injuries that I sustained in
the cause of accident.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due
the surgery that was conducted. Though what disturbs is my presence
predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my
spinal cords in the accident. Having known my condition, I have
decided to Willing/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million (Five Million, Five
hundred thousand Dollars) to charity and individual through you for
the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged
and also for the assistance of the widows.

I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will be confiscated and
declared unserviceable by the officials of the finance company where
it was deposited by my late husband who used to work with shell
Development Company as an engineer before his death. I seek your
consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's
inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
If you are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact
me immediately, so that I can arrange all the modalities to effect the
release of the fund to you.

I have also decided that 20% of this money should be taken by you from
the total sum upon the success release of this fund, because I am now
too weak and fragile to do things myself because of my present health
problems. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter
until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will
jeopardize my last wish.

Kindly furnish me your full name and your address also your contact
number, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the
assistance of our family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to
you.

God blessed you,
Mrs.Roseline Richmond.
(mrs.roselinerichmond@yahoo.com)

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