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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: ROSE RICHARD <rr795961@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:40:20 +0200
Subject: Proposal


Proposal


It is my pleasure to write to you after consideration, since I cannot be
able to see you face to face, at first, please I need your help. I am
Miss. Rose Richard the only daughter of late Mr. Lambert Richard, from
Cote d’Ivoire. My father deposited the sum of ($6,200,000.00) in a
bank here in Cote d’Ivoire before his death, he used my name as his
next of kin and the inheritor to the money after his death, and he
left a will with the bank that restrained me from accessing the money
here unless transferred overseas for investment purposes.


I am now seeking for your assistance to help me transfer this money
out from my country Cote d’Ivoire to your account abroad so that we
can invest it in any meaningful and lucrative business in your country
because this is my only hope in life. I am willing to offer you 20% of
the total fund if only you can help me out of my present predicament.


Please reply back so that I will give you more details for us to
transfer this money.

Thank you as I wait for your reply.
Miss. Rose Richard

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