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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: Rohana Gupta <sidambaram11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rohanasdmbrm1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:07:41 -0400
Subject: Re: Please reply today

Hello,
I am Mrs. Rohanna Saranyu Gupta, an Indian Malaysian married to late
politician, Mr.Raja Gupta. My husband was the divisional treasurer of
Ipoh Barat unit of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) in Perak state.
He was brutally murdered by opposing members of his party for his
straightforwardness and accountability. Although the government claimed
that it was a robbery attack but i was lucky to stand this gruesome
murder on the night of 13th January 2009. Since the demise of my lovely
husband, my life have not being the same as i was diagnosed of cancer of
breast shortly after this accident.
Just recently, the doctors handling my health issues at Cancer center:
Christie Hospital NHS Trust UK, have said I may not live beyond the next
two months after my next surgery. Being an Indian, I write you to seek
your assistance in the security of US$7.5million deposited by my late
husband in a UK Bank before he was killed. I do not want to die and
leave behind this fund deposit with the bank as it will be turned to the
treasury of the government of UK. I really do not wish to have this
happen to this fund. Our only son died in 2007 after a car crash. So, I
am in a lonely world of my own waiting for death to come. I am the only
one with direct access and information of this deposit. I decided to
seek help knowing that my days are numbered having received a call from
the Bank Manager that they will turn the my husband's deposit to UK
Government treasury if I fail to present a representative of my family
for the claim. I could easily contact any of my relatives to assist me
in this transaction but my relatives have lavished the properties left
in their care because i have been living from one hospital to another
for over 18months now.
I have decided that for me to immortalize the good name of my late dear
husband, i will donate 70% of his money to any reliable charity
organization for the less privileged and 30% of the fund to any good
Samaritan that will help achieve this program which was my husband's
greatest dream. Please, i am pleading in the name of God to help me
preserve this glory for the less privileged. I seek your assistance to
be made the administrator to this inheritance. I intend to introduce
you to our family attorney whom I deem very competent to guide you
through this claim process. My attorney will forward to you all the
necessary documents needed to transfer my fund to you as the new
beneficiary without delay. Please get back to me for more information on
this inheritance.
I was led by the Almighty to send this email to you after serious
thought of all emails I saw on the internet. Please treat this
seriously. I have all clearance documents of deposit of this fund to
prove the legitimacy of this transaction to you.
I hope to hear from you soonest before I go. Please do not hesitate to
let me know your position because i am running out of time. Thank you. I
attached here a copy of my recent pictures at Cancer Centre: Christie
Hospital NHS Trust.
Mrs. Rohanna Saranyu Gupta
Cancer Centre: Christie Hospital NHS Trust
(Manchester, UK) North West of England.

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