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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 Kingsley <johnbalizim@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: rosekingsley@gala.net
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:36:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ROSE KINGSLEY MRS




Here writes Mrs. Rose Kingsley suffering from cancerous
ailment. I was married to Michael Kingsley law an English man who works
with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in UK
who is now dead. My husband was also into private practice all his life before
his death, our life together as man and wife lasted for Seventeen years without
child. My husband died after a protracted illness. My husband and I made a vow
to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he had
passion for persons who can not help themselves due to physical disability or
financial predicament. I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child
from the relationship, which never came. When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of (EIGHTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.A DOLLARS)
USD$18.3M which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital
market with his bank in SPAIN.


 

Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my
Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I
am suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the Paralysis of both legs
that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen
my family, and me.

 

I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to
use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows,
widowers, orphans, destitute, the  down-trodden,
physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be
genuinely handicapped financially. I took this decision because I do not have
any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois
and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be
misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be
misused hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of
death hence I know where I am going. I do not need any telephone communication
in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my
husband relatives around me.

 

I do not want them to know about this development. As soon
as I receive your reply I will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will
empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund, I shall also give you the
contact of the bank in SPAIN.
My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Due to the dubious
means my late husband's relatives are trying to set up, you are STRONGLY
advised to contact me through my personal

email address:

 

Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated
herein. Hope to hear from you. Private Email address: rosekingsley@gala.net



GOD BLESS YOU 

ROSE KINGSLEY MRS

 


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