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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: Rita T Aman <ritania.aman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rtania.aman@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:02:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello My Beloved One.



Hello My Beloved One.
My name is Mrs Rita Tania Aman from Canada and I lives in USA. I am married to Mr Bhargava Aman who worked with Canadian Embassy in the United States of America for a period of 16 years before he died.

We were married for 25 years without having a child before he died after a brief illness. Since the death of my husband, I decided not to remarry due to my religious belief. When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State of American dollars (US$ 6.500,000.00) with a bank here in the United States of America. Presently this money is still in the custody of the bank here in the United States of America. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have only two months to live due to cancer illness.

Having known my condition I decided to dedicate these funds to you for animal care clinics. I want you to use this money for the construction of an animal clinic, training of animal care staff, the creation of a good animal environment and the use of life-saving vehicles for their care. This is my only objective and it will help people to be free of animal attacks or lost of lives.

I choosed to invest these funds for animal care clinics because my mother died as a result of animal attack. She was attacked by a dog on the road side and the police later confirmed that the dog was left without care by the owner. The owner was a begger on the road side too. This incident remained in my heart until today. I know that my contribution to help animals may save other peoples life.

Therefore, before my husband's death, we have decided that these funds will be dedicated to someone who can use this money for animal care projects. Animals are very precious and it is advisable for us to put more efforts to save their lives and make good environment for them.

If you are interested, please send your

-full names
-Occupation
-addresses
-Contact phone numbers

I will use this information to prepare a contract agreement on your name so that you will receive this money from the bank even if I die on this sick bed. Please I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill-health. As soon as I receive your reply, I will contact the bank for more details on how to transfer the money to your account. I have chosen you and I would be glad if you are ready to fulfill my last wishes.

Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Thank you and stay blessed.
Your sister
Mrs Rita Tania Aman

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