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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: MRS ROSE KALLONS <mmacareno@dcscinc.com>
Reply-To: <mrsrosekallons@barid.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 15:44:54 -0700
Subject: Greetings in the name of God

Beloved Friend
 
 
 
Greetings in the name of God, Pls let this message not sound strange to you for I prayed and got your E-mail I'd from your country's guest
book which I have been going through since the death of my husband in search of God fearing-person to whom I will entrust my inheritance
fund to his or her hand that will not betray my intention for the charities.
 
 
 
I am Mrs. Rose Kalons a Switzerland Citizenship, suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs, from all indication my conditions is
really deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live so long; this is because my condition of health
has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up from a motherless baby’s home as an orphan, married to my late husband Engr.William
Kallons for ten years without having any child. My husband died in Belle view plan crash on Sunday October 23, 2005. Since his death, I
decided not to re-marry and sold all my inherited belongings and deposited the sum of (US$10.M) TEN MILLION DOLLARS with my bank
NG.
 
 
 
Presently this money is still with the bank but due to the ongoing banking reform within the Nigeria banking industry, I was invited by
my account officer rush down and claim the fund before it got confiscated by the Apex bank or issue my power of attorney to somebody
of my choice to represent my interest on the claim in case I cannot make it possible before it is too late.
 
 
 
It is on this note I am contacting to seek your urgent attention to provide me with information to which will enable me to present you
before my bank as my next of kin / beneficiary to whom the fund will be release. Beloved, I want you as God fearing person to assure me
that you will utilize this fund in funding charity organization of your choice, as well as to distributing among the widows and destitute
children across your country??
 
 
 
I took the decision of WILL out this fund for the welfare of motherless and destitute children due to what I gone through during my
day’s upbringing as an orphan with orphanage home. Presently, I’m with my laptop to an undisclosed hospital battling with my life to avoid my
late husband family members who has been on my neck since the death of their brother to release his assets to them hence I have limited life
time. For your interest and readiness to carry out this divine project on my behalf, get back to me immediately with your information
as follows:
 
 
 
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3. YOUR NATIONALITY:
4. YOUR SEX / AGE :
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:
6. YOUR CELL MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
 
 
 
Thanks for understanding, while hoping to receive your immediate reply through my private email: mrsrosekallons_2015@yahoo.com
 
 
 
Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,
 
MRS. ROSE KALLONS



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