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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: Rosemary Carswell <rosemarycarswell002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rosemarycarswell4mercy@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:13:54 +0100
Subject: GOOD REQUEST

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Dear Brethren,

Greetings

Please tolerate any inconvenience this correspondence might give you
at the course of trying to know who i am, quiet unfortunate we have
not really gotten familiar to each other before, but due to the need
of the proposition i intent to present to you, i was compelled to go
through your profile via Internet search and i was very interest to do
this business investment plan with you. Please i would like to explain
the details of the investment plan.

My name is Ms. Rosemary Carswell from Florida USA, A widow of
Engineer Ronald Rich Carswell , who works as the Crude oil production
Director in Ukrnafta Oil and Gas Industry Ukraine for Twenty One
years. He died in bomb blast with four of his colleague's on there way
to an important business in capital city in Ukraine. I will love to do
business with you on a professional level.

I want to invest in my late husband fund (Us$10,000,000.00) Ten
Million British pouds sterlings in your country for a good profitable
business venture that will heal us good profit in future. So you will
read very carefully and tell me your option about this investment
proposal. On receipt of your response, I will forward to you further
information which will give you a clear overview of this opportunity.

If you feel this may be of interest to you or you may know anyone who
has legitimate need , write me back as at this moment, I am
constrained to issue more details and clarification. The sharing ratio
is 50% for me while 50%is for you. Then any expenses which will occur
in the processing of the transfer of the fund into your bank account
will be shared equal and also will reduced in your bank in your
country. I look forward with your swift response on my alternative
email address : rosemarycarswell4mercy@yahoo.com
Looking forward to your urgent response.

Kind regards.

Ms. Rosemary Carswell Johnson

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