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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: "Mrs. Rose Hamilton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <roseyhamilton01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:16:29 -0700
Subject: Dear beloved friend

This is HTML source of message you composed. Do not modify here. To modify this message press HTML Messages Editor button.
Dear beloved friend,
 
I am sorry for my manner approach for the fact that we do not know.
 
The Picture on my profile on Zorpia is my daughter. She died in the world trade centre  where she worked on Sept. 11 2001. I'm a 69yrs old woman living with cancer which has defiled all treatment.
 
Life sometimes is miserable and in some cases we do not get what we want out of life. You must be grateful to our good Lord who has blessed you with good life. As for me, I am not as lucky as you.
 
My doctor has just given me a bad news. I won't be alive in the next
two months as a result of colon cancer.
 
I am one of those good ones who has passion for the orphans and the less privileged and for God to take me now means He has done what He think is the best. Can we question God? Let his will be done.
 
You will use my inheritance in a manner that will put smile on the faces of the orphans and the less privileged and as you do this my soul will rest in peace. But if you know you aren't going to be trusted with my inheritance please do not bother to contact me because
conscience is an open wound and it is only truth that can heal it.
 
My late husband an Iranian and a devoted Christian who denounced his Muslim faith for the love he has for me left me his unpaid contract money he executed for 2 Petroleum Corporations in the Middle East and Africa but of what use are they to a dying woman like me. I have no child to inherit this inheritance and my wicked in-laws are not
helping matters.
 
I pray you don't go through what I have gone through.  Dear one, if you can be trusted with my inheritance I am ready to allow you gain access to them but you will have to build a foundation in memory of me and my beloved late husband whom I am happy to meet very, very soon in heaven.
 
I want to use part of the fund to purchase a land or a home for the less privileged ones there under your supervision.
 
Dear beloved friend,
 
I am sorry for my manner approach for the fact that we do not know.
 
The Picture on my profile on Zorpia is my daughter. She died in the world trade centre  where she worked on Sept. 11 2001. I'm a 69yrs old woman living with cancer which has defiled all treatment.
 
Life sometimes is miserable and in some cases we do not get what we want out of life. You must be grateful to our good Lord who has blessed you with good life. As for me, I am not as lucky as you.
 
My doctor has just given me a bad news. I won't be alive in the next
two months as a result of colon cancer.
 
I am one of those good ones who has passion for the orphans and the less privileged and for God to take me now means He has done what He think is the best. Can we question God? Let his will be done.
 
You will use my inheritance in a manner that will put smile on the faces of the orphans and the less privileged and as you do this my soul will rest in peace. But if you know you aren't going to be trusted with my inheritance please do not bother to contact me because
conscience is an open wound and it is only truth that can heal it.
 
My late husband an Iranian and a devoted Christian who denounced his Muslim faith for the love he has for me left me his unpaid contract money he executed for 2 Petroleum Corporations in the Middle East and Africa but of what use are they to a dying woman like me. I have no child to inherit this inheritance and my wicked in-laws are not
helping matters.
 
I pray you don't go through what I have gone through.  Dear one, if you can be trusted with my inheritance I am ready to allow you gain access to them but you will have to build a foundation in memory of me and my beloved late husband whom I am happy to meet very, very soon in heaven.
 
I want to use part of the fund to purchase a land or a home for the less privileged ones there under your supervision.
 
Peace of the be with you and your entire household. Amen.
 
Let me know if truly you are ready to carry out my last wish ( Charity Organisation ) in memory of i and my late husbands name.
 
Yours worried,
Mrs. Rose Hamilton.
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