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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 marry <miss.rosemary2014@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 19:51:02 +0430
Subject: THIS FUND IS FOR ORPHANAGES.

Dear Beloved,

How are you doing?i believe God is with you.i want you to help the
orphanages with this information, my name is Rose Mary, England
Origin, 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
[ $2.5 ] two Million,Five hundred thousand United State Dollars) to
charity and individual through you for the good work of the God, and
to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of
the widows.according to (JAMES 1:27). I took this decision because I
do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband
relatives are not inclined to helping poor Persons that is why i
decide to make this contact.

Because I am the only surviving person and nobody else that will
inherit this money because they are now dead. I don't want a situation
whereby this deposit will be confiscated and declared unserviceable by
the officials of the bank where it was deposited by my late husband
who used to work with shell development company as an engineer in
south Africa and later was posted/transferred to Ghana before his
death.

I have also decided that 20% of this money should be taken by you from
the total sum for your effort as soon as you confirm the money into
your account, because I am now too weak and fragile to do things
myself because of my present health problems.

Kindly reply with 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.


Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Rose Mary Donald

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