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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: "I am Mrs. Rose Raya" <nneomarobertson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsroseraya90@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:18:49 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

I am Mrs. Rose Raya, 73 years, from USA, I am childless and I am
suffering from a pro-long cancer ill health and from all indication my
condition is critical, my doctors have confirmed that I may not live
beyond two months from now for the reason that tumor has reached
acritical stage which has defiled all forms of medical treatment.
Since my days are numbered, I’ve decided willingly to fulfill my
long-time promise to donate the sum Five Million Five Hundred And
Twenty-Five Thousand United States Dollars US$5,525,000) remaining in
my foreign bank account over 9 years due to my health problem. This
fund was obtained by me when I was dealing on Gold.

Please get back to me if you can handle the project for more details.

I am Mrs. Rose Raya

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