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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: katherine creamer <rossella.sgarzani@ausl-cesena.emr.it>
Reply-To: katherine creamer <katherine.cr00001@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 01:48:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I sincerely apologize for encroaching into your privacy.



Dear Beloved

Greetings to you, I sincerely apologize for encroaching in your privacy. I got your email from an online directory when

I was looking for a trusted and trsuted person who could run a Charity Organization on my behalf before I die.
My name is Katherine Ross Creamer; I'm from Troup, Texas. I was married to Atsu Cruz Creamer, who worked with The

National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Thirty three years and he died in 2006. He was held hostage and slain to death by

protesting young people in Iran. We were married for Forty Six years without a child.

I need your help with your good position to manage and direct the charity work in your country.
When my late husband was alive, he deposited (eighteen million eight hundred thousand US Dollars) with a security company

in Spain for safe-keeping. This money is still with the Security Company, and the Management of the Security Company just

wrote to me as the beneficiary to come and claim the funds or issue an authorization letter to someone who will receive

the money on my behalf.

I am very sick and I have less than (2) two months to live according to my Doctor. As a result of my illness, I can do

little or nothing now. So, it is my last wish to see that this money is donated to a foundation through you.
If you are willing, I will issue you a letter of authorization, which will present you as the new beneficiary of this

fund.

I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Katherine Ross Creamer

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