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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: Rosen Medo <medoreson2@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: Rosen Medo <roselyndiallo@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 05:46:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greeting from Ms.Roselyn Diallo




 
Hello Dear
  I  am glad to send you this mail,and hopefully, you are having a great day as
this meet you in good health and happiness. It is interesting  to tell you
that  I will like to be your friend hence my mail and as you read this message,
may Almighty God touch your heart to help me.
  It may also interest you to know that  I am a young girl,single,no kid and
never married. This is to tell you that I am  looking for a trusted friend /
partner which we can get along together for a greater future as I will agree
with you  in friendship,partner and to help me relocate to your country which I
can stay under your care.I shall also like you to stand as my foreign partner
to help me retrieve my inheritance with the bank .I shall send you
 my phone number and my picture.Please do send reply me with your full name,contact address and phone number to me .
with God's love from me.
Thanks
Ms.Roselyn Diallo

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