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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: "Mr Ronald davidson" <fritzandsheila@pobox.com>
Reply-To: mrronalddavidson999@gmail.com
Date: 05 Jan 2020 02:11:02 +0800
Subject: FROM MR RONALD DAVIDSON./////////////////////// REPLY

FROM MR RONALD DAVIDSON

Please let all your communications be on my personal email
address below very important,
davidsonronald9453@gmail.com


Dear Partner,

My name is Mr Ronald davidson , I am from Poturgal . I have been
diagnosed
with Esophageal cancer. It has defied all forms of medical
treatment, and
right now I have only about a few months to live,according to
medical
experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really
cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business.


Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile
to
people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing
I cared
for.But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to
life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I
believe
when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my
life a different way from how I have lived it.



Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my
property
and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as
few
close friends .I want God to be merciful to me and accept my
soul so, I
have decided to give alms to charity rganizations,as I want this
to be one
of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far,I have Distributed
money to
some charity organizations in the U.A.E,Somalia and Africa. Now
that my
health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore. I once
asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the
money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan,
they refused and kept the money to themselves.


Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one
knows of is
the huge cash deposit of Nine Million Five Hundres Thousand
United States
Dollars($9,500,000,00) that I have with an Finance Vaulting Unit
Abroad. I
will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to
charity
organizations.

N/B:

Kindly note that 70% of this funds must go to the Charity
Organization and 30% for your effort and time

I cannot talk with you on the phone due to my health situation,
as I am
using my Lap Top Computer to communicate with you. You should
respond to
this e-mail if you are interested in carrying out this assignment
on my
behalf.

God be with you.

Mr Ronald davidson

Please let all your communications be on my personal email
address below very important,
davidsonronald9453@gmail.com

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