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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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Fraud email example:

From: Rosari Rmalhin <flordiale21@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "gabagold17@yahoo.co.jp" <gabagold17@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:52:15 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: HELLO,DEAR MY DONATION TO YOU




Hello,My Dear,My Donation to you.

With Due Respect and Humility, I was compelled to write you under
humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Rosario Rmalhinho, TIMORENSE Origin but
married with Late Sir Ratnavale from MALAYSIA. I have took a personal
decision to donate what I inherited from my late husband to the Charity,
less privilege, building of schools and hospitals and also for the
assistance of the poor widows and orphans. I am 53 years old and I was
diagnosed for cancer since the past 3 years, immediately after the death of
my husband. We were both married for many years without a child, I took
this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money.

My late husband was The chairman/CEO of k: E global industries and a
philanthropist based in MALAYSIA. I have been touched by God to donate what
I have inherited from my late husband through you for this charity work,
rather than allowing it to become a Bank or Government abandoned property
inheritance while many people and organizations are out there suffering and
seeking for a financial assistant. My present condition has really thought
me that all the wealth in this world is vanity, I have made up my mind to
donate this money to the people in need so that God will have mercy on me
and also accept my soul in HIS Kingdom incase I do not survive this surgery
as this is my 3th surgery. I will be going for another surgery in few hours
and according to my Doctor's comment my survival in this surgery is not
guaranteed, I want to be sure that this fund has been donated to you before
going for this surgery.

I have decided to donate a Cheque of ($1,6000.00)(One Million, Six Hundred
Thousand us dollars) to you for this assignment, Charity, less privilege,
building of schools, hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor
widows, Motherless babies, Charity organization, CHRISTIAN OR MUSLIM, and
orphans. I don't know you in person but God knows you,so contacting you for
this assignment is a direction from the holy spirit of God to donate this
fund outside this country through you as my late husband has already
donated alot in this country MALAYSIA, so you have to make sure that you
use this donation fund as I have directed so that the name of the Almighty
God will be glorify forever.

Your urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical
condition of my health,it was a Sister nurse working in this hospital that
helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every munites
of the day. All I need from you is prayers that GOD will accept my soul
incase I didn't survive this surgery. Also pray for the soul of my late
Husband to rest in peace.

Please always be prayerful all through your life, we are visitors on this
earth and we must be very careful in whatever we do so that our soul will
not be a waste. I wish you all the best and may God bless you abundantly. I
AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

Remain blessed in God. Yours

Mother Mrs Rosario Rmalhinho.




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