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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: off sore <offsore202@gmail.com>
Reply-To: offsore203@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:39:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent reply needed


Dear Beloved,
 
I am Mrs. Roselyn Finley, the wife of Late Mr. Robert Finley, my husband
worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Nigeria for twenty years before he died in
the year 2003. He deposited the sum of twenty five Million Great British
Pounds Sterling (£25.M) in the bank and also we were married for thirty-two
years without a child, My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for
five days in the hospital.
 
Presently, I am in a hospital in England, UK. Where I have been undergoing
treatment for CANCER, I have sincerely lost my ability to talk about it as I
have decided to donate this fund to any sincere person for these purposes as
follow;
 
1: To set up a cancer centre to assist victims of it.
2: For the sick, less-privileged and destitute.
3: For the Widows and orphans.
 
These are the wishes of a dying woman. They are the desires of my heart,
hence my decision as I do not have a child to take over my inheritance.
Please, Stand-in as the beneficiary and claim these Funds from the Bank for
its purposes as you indicated your interest to stand as the beneficiary of
fund sum of twenty five Million Great British Pounds Sterling (£25.M).
 
contact my account officer for easy communication.
 
Name: Mr.James Adams.
Email:jamesadams201@gawab.com  
 
For safety and confidentiality purposes comply urgently.
 
Yours Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Roselyn Finley



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