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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 Richard <rose40richard@info2link.biz>
Reply-To: rose20richard@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:06:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Rose Richard.

>From Miss Rose Richard.

Dear One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you , I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendation by the director for a reputable and trustworthy person l can do business with and by the recommendation l must not hesitate to confid in you for this simple and sincere business.

l am Miss Rose Richard.the only Daughter of late Mr Richard Jean,
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan
here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on business. My Mother Susan died on the 20th october 1998 and my father took me so special because l am motherless. Before the death of my father on 29th november 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside,when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why? (1) he conplained that I am too young to be managing my life,
2,that I have not finished my university education as he planned for
me,(3)no body to take care of me again as a young girl, but after much
crying, he still passed an instruction to me that he has a sum of
Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ( $10.500.000USD ) left in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only daughter for his next of kin in deposit of the funds. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates , that l should seek for a GOD fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will contniue my education to start my new life.
You know that i am trusting in you based on the word that my father told when

He was telling me to look for somebody outside country, he told me that why he want me to look for someone outside is that GOD told Abraham to go for a place where no body knows him to make his own nation , that since i am the only one left that he will like me to pray when ever i want to this transfer into any body's account,so that "GOD ALLMIGHTY' will send someone who will be in GOD far to assist me, he also told the bank on the paragraph four of the agreement that the money must transfer out side the country to anybody of my choice .

He said that, is to make sure that I did not begin to make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me. dear, I am now ready to do all these since my father my bread winner is no more. dear. l am
honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways.
(1) to serve as my gaurdian in your country while I will depend on your
expert advise since l am a girl of 21 years.
( 2 ) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to further my university education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.Moreover dear, l am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as Compensation for your effort /input after the successfull transfer to your Country overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as l believed that this project would beconcluded within fourteen ( 14 ) days you signify interest to assist me.
Hoping to hearing from you soonest. May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to a needy fellow.

Best wishes
Miss Rose Richard.



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