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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: "Dr. Tim Rod" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timrod188@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 05:13:49 +0300
Subject: Get Back to Me !

Dear Friend,

My name is Dr Tim Rod, I am from Rep. of Ireland but I
worked with the Surgicare Transform Medical Hospital, 22 Wimpole Street,
London W1M 8LD U.K. I am here in respective of Mr. Graham Thomas from
Florida a patients in our hospital that have been suffering Cancer of
the lungs whom I think may not survive from now henceforth, he lost her
wife Mrs. Lyle Thomas in a plane crash that happened 26th December 2003
at Benin Republic which brought the cause of his illness. Below is the
link of the incident of the plane crash.

Again he gave me a letter and also told me a story concerning him and his
late wife Mrs. Lyle Thomas and how she died before he went into coma, he
was afraid that he will not survive at this time since the day i confirmed that
to him after all the necessary test. for what i
revealed, that made me to contact you believing that you will be a
faithful person and God fearing one to handle his fund worth ($6.9m)
which he made as deposit with the Security Company in Europe when he was
controlling his personal farm in Zimbabwe that was later taken by the
Zimbabwean Government, before his sudden illness.

While he was writing this letter he made it known to me that his personal lawyer have
already secure the documents regarding to this deposit of the fund, he
went further in given me the contact of his lawyer and ask me to look
for a God fearing person who can be able to handle this project
towards his dream, He even stated the area where He wants the money to
be invested on, which I will also like to disclose to you.
Before he closes his letter He said that as soon as you secure this fund out from
the security company for the purpose that you should not fail to show
appreciation to me; as the nurse who have been taking much care on him
when He was been admitted here in our hospital. Below here is some area
in which He has mentioned that the fund should be invested mostly on.

1, Mother less Babies Home (orphanages).
2, Tsunami Disaster in some parts of Asia.
3, some part, that was been affected by Flood.
4, To build Church or Mosque with the Late Husbands name.
5, Building a very good Hospital in his name to save peoples Life.

Please
dear I will like to disclose my very self to you as the doctor who have
been taking good care of this old Man, as soon as I see your willingness
in handling this project with the fund as He have instructed. I will
also love it so much if you can disclose your own personal information’s
as well so that I can know much about you as the one who is going to
handle this project with this deposited fund with Security
Company. Please dear as soon as I received your e-mail I will not fail to give you the
contact of his personal lawyer so that you can be related to him, to
direct you on how everything should be executed, regarding on how the
Man have pleaded to me before going to Coma.

Thank you so much I will have to stop here till I read from you.please get back to me with below address,

Best Regards,

Dr. Tim Rod
timrod188@gmail.com
Tel: 447418478786.

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