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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: rosegross2020@hotmail.com
Date: 23 Oct 2020 07:28:30 -0700
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Hello My Beloved One.

I greet you with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, It is true
that this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I
humbly ask you to give me your attention and hear me well. My
name is Mrs. Rose Gross from United States of America but me and
my husband lives in America since he retired from work until his
death. I am married to Mr. Anthony Gross who once worked with our
Embassy in Germany in the year 2002 and he also worked in an
embassy in London for a period of 16 years before he died.

We were married for 25 years without a child before he died after
a brief illness. Since his death I decided not to re-marry due to
my religious belief. When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of USD$10.500.000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State American dollars) with a Bank here in America.
Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 2
months due to my cancer illness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to
churches, organization or good person that will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want you to use this money for churches, Charity organization,
orphanages, widows and other people that are in need. l took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money. Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since I
develop a Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me
dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no Child. These
people are not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am
taking this decision to contact you and donate this fund to you
in order for you to use it for the charity works.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you more details
about the fund and also the contact of the Bank here in America
where this money is deposited. I will also issue a letter of
authorization to the bank that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this money. I also want you to always put me in
your prayers because life has been hell for me since this while
that my sickness became serious.

Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good
person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.

Please Email me for more details(rosegross2020@hotmail.com)

Thanks and Remain blessed.

Yours sister in the Lord,

Mrs. Rose Gross.

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