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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 Kabbashi <rosemary_kabbashi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:01:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU FROM ROSEMARY


Hello Dearest,




I am glad to write given the opportunity now, Hope you
are fine. Mine is very tough over here in Dakar Senegal,But all the
same thank God for your message was a bit relief for me.May God bless
and protect you for me.




 




In this camp we are only allowed to go
out from the camp only two times in the week, its just like one staying
in the prison and I hope by Gods grace I and with your help i will come
out here soon,i don't have any relatives now whom i can go to all our
relatives ran away in the middle of the war.




 




The only person i
have now is Rev.Joel Micah who is the Reverend Minister in charge of the
church in this camp ( CHRIST DE SAVIOR MISSION) He has been very nice
to me since i came here but I am not living with him rather I am living
in the female hostel because the camp have two hostels one for men the
other for
female.




 




The Pastors Tel number is (+221-777650506) or
(00221-777650506) Feel free to call me through his number,If you call 
tell him that you want to speak with me he will send for me in the
hostel, As a refugee here I don't have any right or privilege to any
thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this
country.




 




I want to go back to my studies because I only attended
my first year before the tragic incident that lead to me being in this
situation now took place, i have deposited my trust in you, and i have
to make some prayers as regard to this and i am convinced by my God and
in my spirit that you are the person destined to help me in my
life,Therefore i would not like you to turn me down after depositing all
my trust in you.




 




I have a special reason for contacting you,
Because of my urgency need of your help i have to give you more
information about me with the hope that you will truly
help me as i expect,




 




Please listen to this, I have my late
father's certificate of deposit and death certificate here with me which
I will send to you latter, because when he was alive he deposited some
amount of money in a bank which he used my name as the next of kin.




 




The
amount in question is $2.3 (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand US
Dollars). i have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money
and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who
will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this
country.




 




I will give you all the necessary information about the
money when i hear from you and will introduce you directly to the bank
transfer manager for discussions because the bank is waiting for me now
to present my partner so that they will release this money to me




 




So
I will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and from
it you can send
some money for me to travel to meet you and live there in your country
where i can have my freedom and peace of mind,I kept this secret to
people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is the
Reverend Joel Micah  because he is like a father to me.




 




So in
the light of above I will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell
it to anyone for I am afraid of loosing my life and this money if
people gets to know about it, Remember I am giving you all this
information due to the trust I deposed on you.I like
honest,understanding and God fearing people,truthful and a person of
vision, and hardworking.




 




I will like you to call me, like i said
I have a lot to tell you,until then have a nice day and always think
about me, Awaiting to hear from you soonest.




Thanks and remain blessed.




Yours Lovely,




Rosemary



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