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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: bella jessy <bellajes16@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:48:46 -1200
Subject: FUND TRANSFER

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*Dear sir/Madam/Miss,Beautiful day to youI want to introduce this business
that will bring us closer as good friends and also change our lives in a
great mannermy name is Rosemary Coleman, I work in one of the leading banks
here in Ghana as an Int remittance supervisorAfter the end of the year
audit, I discovered a forgotten fund, now in the dormant belonging to Mr.
George Saitot who died on a plane crash in 2012, I have tried to traced the
next of kin to this fund to no avail. No next of kin to this fund.The total
amount saved in our bank by Mr. George Saitot is the sum of twelve Million
US Dollars ($12,000,000,000.00)I want you to partner with me so we can
claim this money to your credit as the next of kinYou will send me your
full names, contact address, telephone number which will enable me procure
a certificate of ownership of this fund in your name as the next of kin to
Mr. George Saitot, through a lawyer.No one will discover what we will do, I
want you to keep this secret until the fund is finally transferred into
your accountTherefore, send me your account details which I will use to
process the transfer into your account.At the end of this transfer, we will
share the fund 50/50%, no greed please, I hope you will not betray me too
once I succeed in effecting this transfer to your account designateI wait
for your response as soon as possibleYours sincerelyMiss Rosemary
Colemanrisemarycole@outlook.com <risemarycole@outlook.com>*

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