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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mother Rosemary Abumi <abumi@djmillenium.com>
Reply-To: rosemaryabumi@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 09:34:47 -0400
Subject: HONEST PERSON

FROM :66/JLBR/ TINNA-ROME
EMAIL:rosemaryabumi1@hotmail.com
SUBJECT: BE IN ABOUNDANT BLESSING

GOD BLESS YOU


MY DEAR I CHOOSE YOU TO DO GOD OFFER,NOT MY,BUT REMAINED YOU THAT GOD ARE
USEING ME AS A POINT OF CONTACT TOWARD YOUR ASSISTANT.

I AM MOTHER ROSEMARY ABUMI FROM 66/JLBR/ TINNA-ROME A WIDOW TO LATE SAMSON
ABUMI I AM 71 YEARS OLD,

I AM A REALL CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE
BREAST,IN ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS
QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOUDIN,T LIVE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY
DOCTORS,AND ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO MEDICAL ANALYSIS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE
CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A
LIVING PERSON AGAIN, MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST
TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD NOT
PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE
THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF MY WEALTH, TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA AND
EUROPE ESPECAILLY CREATE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OF LESS PREVILLAGED ONES AND
CHARITY.

MY DEAR,I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE I PRAYED AND FAST FOR
THREE WEEKS OVER IT WITH ADVISE OF MY PASTORS, I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE
SUM OF $12.3000.000.00 U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED ONCE.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT MY FUND IS LYING IN THE ABN GMBRU BANK OF
NIGERIAL AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY,WHO PRESENTLY IS IN AFRICA
DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS TO OF BOMBLAST IN SLERRA-LEONE, WILL FILE IN
AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME LASTLY,I HONESTLY
PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN
THOUHG IM LATE THEN, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE
USE TO BUILD HIS TEMPLE.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN JESUS NAME I PRAYED AMEN.

I AWAIT URGENT ASSISTANT.
BLESS YOU.
MOTHER ROSEMARY ABUMI

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