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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 Wiredu <rosemarywiredu7@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rosemarywiredu6@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 04:46:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Looking for a kind person


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rosemarywiredu7@yahoo.com



- Hello Sir-Madam. I am Mrs.Rosemary Williams Daitaro from Ghana.I am married to Mr. Williams Clement Daitaro from Japan, who worked with Japan Embassy in Ghana.for 8 yearsbefore he died in the year 2008We were married for Seven years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only Four Months Before his death we were both Buddhist . Since his death I decided not to remarry because of my Cancer illness When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of 4.5 Million us dollars in Bank.Doctor told me that I would not last due to my cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church,organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. Please always be prayerful all through your life. And never disclose this covenant to anyone Please send me your following contact details.Your CV,International passport copy, Private telephone number, Private email address fax.And any delay in yo!
ur reply will give me room in sourcing another church, organization or good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. NB: Please do keep the confidential of this transaction for my funds security reason otherwise i will look for another person right? Thanks and Remain blessed Rosemary williams Daitaro.


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