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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: Rose Maxwell <rosemaxwell73@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:59:26 +0200
Subject: With due respect,

I am indeed sorry for contacting you through this means. However, i
understand that the internet has been insulted by scam and fraud stars who
tries to rip off people of their hard earn money. but am a christian
woman, i cannot lie to any one because it is against my religion. i swear
with the name of God that what am telling you is the truth and please for
my own security keep these matter to your self alone.my names are Mrs
Rose Maxwell from South Africa, I am 69 years old,i am deaf and suffering
from a long time stroke which also affected my brain and my speech,from all
indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious
that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for
the next few months,this is because the stroke stage has gotten to a very
bad stage.


I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child ,died in a fatal motor accident
Before his death we were true Christians.Since his death I decided not to
re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of
$7.6 million dollars with a bank in South Africa FNB.
Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me
as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so
long or rather issue a letter of a authorization to somebody to receive it
on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it
confiscated.


Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for stroke . I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to
see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and
distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the
motherless baby's home where I come from. I want a God fearing, to also use
this money to fund , orphanages! And widows, I took this decision, before I
rest in peace because my time will soon be up.


As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank
house . I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as
the new beneficiary of my fund.

Please as sure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping
to hearing from you soon.
Waiting for you

Yours sister

Mrs Rose Maxwell

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