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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: ROSARY THOMPSON <rthompson10@laposte.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:36:17 +0200
Subject: Dear beloved ,


Dear beloved ,

I know you will be suprise to see this mail,i am Mrs Rosary Thompson i only contacted you
based on God direction in my prayer.it is because i saw your profile as a reliable child
of God that why I am Only seek if you will be interested to God work.My husband died in
2005 and since then i am hospitalised suffering the bad stage of cancer.My husband
deposited $5.5 million which he aimed to use in building less privilage
home for ophans in his name as his wish but since his death and with the nature of my
stage now,i could not do it again so i contacted you so that this money will be transfer
to your account so that you will use 90% to build the ophanage home in my husbands name
and you will take 10% for your working effort .

Please if you are interested kindly contact me with this my private email
rosarythompson123@yahoo.in. +229 99815445

Be Bless in your family.

Mrs Rosary Thompson

Une messagerie gratuite, garantie à vie et des services en plus, ça vous tente ?
Je crée ma boîte mail www.laposte.net

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