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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 ROSE ANNA" <rose_anna60@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ucheben37@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:08:15 +0200 (EET)
Subject: RE: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE




Attention: Brother,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your fund and found out why
you have not received your payment are because you have not fulfilled the obligations
given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance Payment you only need to pay
your fee so that all your fund will deliver to you.

please if you needed your ATM card payment to deliver to your door step too DHL OR
FEDEX, OR UPS, update us quickly so that we can agree for it now.

We have decided to bring a solution to your Problem as we use the name of God to work
on your payment noting will delay your fund again i really promise you that i will
never in my life let you down if i try it let God remove my life.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our ATM card payment that is the
latest instruction from our Mr. President, Dr. Good Luck Ebele Jonathan, today
(GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Barrack Obama of The United State of
America and Queen of England.

And Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon you will use to withdraw your
money in any ATM VISA CARD machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five
thousand, United States Dollars per day.

So if you like to receive your fund forward your contact without delay information
listed below,

1. Your full name.
2. Full address
3. Phone and fax
4. Your age,
5. sex and current occupation
5a.Attach your identification;


The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $2,700,000.000 (Two
Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)as part payment for the Year
2014. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other Person or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment with God all
things are possible feel free and contact me so that we can get every thing done so
that all your fund will delivered to you as soon as you cooperate with me .

Best Regards,
ROSEA ANNA,


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