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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. Rosa Aimee Keller" <centralbofn1@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:55:47 +0000
Subject: Good Day Dear,


Good Day Dear,

I would like to apologize for using this medium to reach you for a transaction of this magnitude. I got your contact in your country business directory email database when I was searching on the internet and I came across your email contact details and decided to send you my divine charity task/proposal.

My Name is Mrs. Rosa Aimee Keller from New Zealand; I am 55 years old woman and write to Relate you of my intention to use my money of $20.5m (Twenty Million and five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) deposited with a company in Dubai United Arab Emirate. For charity work in any countries of your choice. I was married to Late Mr. Clinton Scott Keller who was a contractor with the Government of South Africa before he died in a Kenya Airways plane crashed in January 2000. You can see on the news online website.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm

BBC NEWS | Africa | Kenya plane' crashes in Cameroon 'A Kenya Airways plane with 114 people on board has reportedly crashed in southern Cameroon. The flight, which originated in Ivory Coast, was reported missing on Saturday after it failed to arrive in Kenya.news.bbc.co.uk) I am suffering from long time cancer of the breast.

All indications from my doctors is showing that my conditions are really deteriorating very fast and it is quite obvious that I wouldn't live for longer, according to my doctors and in all indication regarding medical analysis. The cancer disease has gotten to a very bad stage and my hopes of recovering are very slim. In the 29 years of marriage life, still we could not bear a child, my late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited some part of his fund deposited in a company as family valuables in Dubai United Arab Emirate.

The doctors have advised me in this hospital where i am to stop thinking over who is going to inherit my money also to stop anything about money this time, today I have decided to donate and contribute to the less privileges, charity and homes less. I want to know if I can trust you to handle this as a charity work in good way?

Please if you are willing and interested to assist me to carry out this charity work kindly reply me with your contact details, reply here; MrsRosaAimeeKeller@outlook.com

1.Your Full Names
2.Mobile phone number
3.Country
4.Occupation
5.Age
6.Gender

I await your urgent reply

Thanks, and God bless.
Mrs. Rosa Aimee Keller
Email: MrsRosaAimeeKeller@outlook.com


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