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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 guei" <rosemarygu14@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:53:00 +0100
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU.


*My Dearest One in Christ,
I am MRS ROSEMARY GUEI. a widow from Zimbabwe.I must sincerely and honestly
let you know that i and my only kid is fast depreciating here in
Lome,Republic of TOGO. where we where granted asylum due to the fracas that
erupted my country.If not for God who is our refuge ,we would have been dead
by now. My only husband was killed in the fracas because he was against the
land dispute between the white farmers and the Govt,for this reason,the
loyalties of wicked president Robert Mugabe planned and killed him.*

*Since the death of my husband we have been finding situatin hard,even to
eat good food is a problem,not to talk to clothing,tears on our faces crying
for God's intervention through mankind and likeness.My greatest happiness is
that my late husband secrectly deposited $9.M with A Finance /Security
Company Over Seas unknown to our Govt.I DESPERATELY NEED YOU TO HURRY TO MY
AID DUE TO LAW RESTRICTION TO RUN BUSINESS IN ANOTHER MANS COUNTRY.You are
urgently require to help me run this business to enable easy and smoth
claims without any problem.Kindly forward me your full Name,contact address
and your mobile phone number to enable me forward them to the Finance
Security Company Over Seas for the urgent transfer of the Fund To you as The
New Beneficiary To The Fund and in Your Favour.

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU %15 WHILE I WILL COLLECT %80 AND THE REMAINING %5
WILL BE FOR EXPENSES IN THIS TRANSACTION.As Soon as You Indicate Intrest The
Fund will Be Release Directly to With 4 working Days From The Receipt Of the
informations Requested From You.Thanks and i hope i can count on your trust
and kindly keep this transactiuon secrecy for our safety here because this
wicked Govt of my country is seriously looking for us to kill.
Thanks.
Remain Blessed With your Family.
Mrs Rosemary Guei.
Please Send Your Reply to:rosemary_gu8@yahoo.com<to%3Arosemary_gu8@yahoo.com>
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