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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.Teresa Roberts" <teresaroberts1@alquds.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Teresa Roberts" <msteresarobertson@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:14:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From Mrs. Teresa Robertson


 



Friend,
My name is Mrs. Teresa Robertson, I am a dying woman who had decided to donate part of what I have to the Charities(Orphanage homes) , I  was diagnosed for cancer  immediately after the death of my husband in plane Crash as a pilot, and he was also the CEO of one of the Gold and Mining Company here in south Africa and we have no child , I have been touched to donate part from what I have inherited from my late husband for the charity work ,  I decided to transfer the fund to your country for investment and donate part to the charities, I managed to get your contact details through your Country Online services here in Johannesburg South Africa on my desperate search for a trustworthy person to assist me in this confidential work.
As I lay on my sick bed in hospital, I want you to help me in carrying out my last wish on earth which will be very profitable to you, I want to WILL a total sum of $20.5 million USD (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you which you will distribute part of it to any charity home of your choice and part for investment and I want you to tell me how much you will take from this money for the assistance you will give to me.
Please One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Please reply me on this private email:  mrs.teresarobertrsn@gmail.com
Regards
Mrs. Teresa Robert….
Tel+27-748-716-458








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