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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: Causanilles Rovira maria jose <causanjose11@aol.de>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 09:01:38 -0500
Subject: URGENT







Greetings

this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish .

My name are Causanilles Rovira maria jose, I am 60 years old, I am suffering, from a long time cancer of the breast and my doctors have advised that I may not live beyond next month, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage, and the possible solution is if am willing to undergo another surgery.

I am from Spain, but i resided with my husband in west Africa, Presently, I'm undergoing treatment in the hospital. I was an Orphan, I was married to my late husband for many years without child. my husband was a very successful business man, but Unfortunately he died in fatal Auto accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold most of my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $ 2.1 million dollars with a Bank. Presently, this money is still in their custody

It is my last wish to see that my fund is used for charity work and distribution among the Orphanage organization.
I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall issue you a letter of authority to my bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hope to hear from you soonest.
please contact me in my private email id
{ causanille11@outlook.fr }

Yours Faithfully
Causanilles Rovira maria jose

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