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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <rosalbru@e-mail.ua>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:48:51 -0200
Subject: Re:

Dear Trusted One!
 
Greetings to you and your family in the name of our Lord, in my search for a reliable and honest person, having gotten your contact through internet directory here on my bed side, I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. First of all my name  is Rosaline Brut , I'm a 62 year old woman from South Africa, I was a business merchant and owned Gold businesses in Cape Coast, Central Region of Republic of Ghana, I was also married with two children.
 
After the mysterious death of my Husband and three children in 2001, my business and concern for making money was all I care for, I never really cared about other values in life because of the shock I had.
 
After listening to life changing stories happening around the world, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families and orphans in orphanages, I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs, even recently I saw on television the loss of properties and livelihood around the world through Flood.
 
I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there or any part of the world that are in depression right now, I have kept (US$3.4 Million) Three Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, 30kg of Raw Gold Bars, 25kg of Diamond as a family treasure box with a security company in Accra-Ghana.
 
Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for Esophagi Cancer at Korlebu General Hospital Accra-Ghana.
 
I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctor has told me that I have only few weeks to live, It is my last wish to see these treasures distributed to helpless and needy in the World like I said, Because relatives and friends have stolen so much of my properties and available money since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
 
Please, I beg you to assist me with this project, also use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 40% of the total treasure to yourself.
 
Please If you are willing to help, please reply by including your Full name, phone number, age, address as soon as possible, I will also be expecting to hear from you with ideas and suggestions on how and where this project can be carried out effectively, again I will allow you to communicate with the security company directly upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed before the end of this month before I die according to the Doctor.
 
Please Contact me here; ……………………………
 
Regards
 
Rosaline Brut
Patient, Korlebu
General hospital.
Accra, Ghana
E-mail: rosalbru@e-mail.ua
 

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