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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 William" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stemas001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:24:33 +0100
Subject: Re: Re; Transfer Notice

How Are You My Dear ,

I am Mrs. Rose William a 52 years old woman from the United State of America but base in Africa Republic of Benin do to my love for Charity and Humanitaire work after the death of my husband in 2010. Since then, I have been undergoing treatment for (Lucamia) Cancer and I lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me two weeks ago that I have only few weeks to live which made me to immediately contact you after reading your profile on internet in other to handle this project for me since I cannot reach to the motherless baby over there as I have done for West African people. Read my profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-william-839b07127

Recently, I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and lives in SAUDI ARABIA, BRAZIL FOOTBALL PLAYERS, THAILAND, JAPAN, INDONESIA, CHINA, INDIA, SYRIA and the Middle East, the killing of innocent people in USA Night Club by terrorist group and the REFUGEE CRISIS going on across Europe, I decided to bless other people through you as I have already instructed my lawyer to help make change of ownership of my consignment funds of $2.8Million which I deposited with a security company in Benin to your name. So I urge you to immediately contact him with his contact below.

Barr. Jacques Hans(Esq.)
Shammah Chambers & Associate.
Lot 11,Sikecodji, Cotonou-Benin
Tel: + 229 61 05 68 72
E-mail: hanslawoffice@yahoo.fr
E-mail: info.shammahchambers@gmail.com

Also attach is my picture for your view and to act fast to avoid much demurrage charges in the company. Please do all you can to claim that money and use it wisely.

Yours Sister,
Mrs. Rose William



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