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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 Owen <rose1001_owen@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:23:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From miss rose owen


From: rose Owen
Abidjan Cote d' ivoire
West Africa.

Dearest One,
Good day to you.
My name is Miss rose Owen and am 18 years old. Is my pleasure sending you this message. I am requesting you to go through it carefully and get back to me the soonest.
I am contactacting you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though we have not met before, I firmly believe, that you will not lead me astray after fervent prayers and fasting.
There is this huge amount of nine million five hundred thousand U.S dollars ($6.5m) which my late Father Mr. Albert Owen deposited for me in a Security Company here in Abidjan before he was assassinated by unknown persons during the war in our country Cote d'ivoire. He intentionally deposited it as family valuables for its safe keeping in the Security Company.

Now, I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to assist me claim and retrieve this fund from the Security Company and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment. I will cheerish it if you can consider these listed areas below for the investment.

1). Telecommunication.
2). The Transport Industry.
3). Five Star Hotel.

I will be pleased and grateful offering you 15% of the total
fund as compensation for your kind gesture and assistance.
God bless you and i await your soonest response.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss rose Owen.


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