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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: Rose Munir Manuel <rosemunir.manuel200011@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:14:18 +0200
Subject: Hello dear

Hello Dear,

I am Miss.Rose M.Manuel from Sierra Leone but residing in Ivory Coast in
Africa.It is my desire to contact you on a honest and sincere transaction
in which I will need your assistance to transfer the sum of
$8,000,000(Eight Million United States Dollars) with gold and diamond
belonging to my late father Cdt. Munir Manuel to your country for
investment.

I have been motivated to contact you in hope to gradually build trust,
relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you more better.Please,
I want you to be of assistance to me by firstly help us to understand
Please I want you to be of assistance at first we have to understand
ourselves better in priority.

I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar) for your input assistance to the successful
retrieving of this cash in the bank for investment.Indicate your interest
towards assisting me, meanwhile, I will be waiting for your response.
Please for a direct and safe communication write me via email:

rosemunir.manuel200014@outlook.com

Thanks

Regards and respect

Miss Rose M. Manuel

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