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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: "Ms. Rosemary Lemmy" <fongalex514@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Ms. Rosemary Lemmy" <ms.rosemarylemmy@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:41:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Plear emergency se, answe


Plear emergency se, answe


Good day; I know that this message will look strange, surprising and
probably unbelievable to you, but it is the reality. I want to make a
donation in the amount of:3,500,000 (3.5 million pounds) for you. I will
contact you by the will of God. My name is: Ms. Rosemary Lemmy, I am a firm
British woman specialized in mining gold and diamonds in Africa. but now,
I'm very sick of a cancer. My husband died in an accident two years ago with
our two children, leaving me with only a son who was just 9 years old, and
now I have cancer of the esophagus that damaged almost all the cells in my
system/agencies and I die soon according to my doctors. My most concern now
is my only remaining grandson who knows nothing about live and has no one to
take care of him after I have died, because I and my husband has no family,
us grew up in the orphanage and were married in
orphanage.


If I die my son will soon be left alone in the desert of life, and I do want
to make it a subject of the orphanage where I and my husband grew up, I want
my son growing up in a family. Please, if you can be reliable and sincere to
accept my humble proposal; I have 3, 500 000 into a fixed deposit account; I
will order the Bank to transfer the money onto your account in your country
immediately, and then you take my son in your country and raise. Please,
answer as quickly as
possible. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.

God bless you.
Ms. Rosemary Lemmy
Email:ms.rosemarylemmy@gmail.com

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