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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: Hersi Rose <lilianjonathan59@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hersi.rose@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:12:05 +0000
Subject: I hope you had a good weekend

I hope you had a good weekend

I want to finding out, If you could help me to set up investment? I
believe that I have to partner with a citizen to be safe in investing
in your country. My name is Mrs.Rose Hersi, My late husband deals on
Crude Oil with Federal Government of Sudan and we have a private Oil
firm in Bentiu Oil zone town and Upper Nile city.

What I have experience physically, I don't wish to experience it again
in my life due to the recent civil and Ethnic crises caused by our
President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr. Riek Machar, I have
been Under United Nation refugee camp in Rue De Bass am west Africa,
to save my life and that of my little daughter.


I am soliciting for your partnership on trust to come and invest with
my fund deposited at Bank in France by my late husband, I will
disclose the Amount to you as we proceed. I need your help to move
this fund to your country, because my life is no longer safe in
Africa, since the rebels are looking for the families of all the oil
business partners in the country, very scaring I wish you will
understand my predicaments.

Me and my daughter was lucky to be part of the badge taken by UN
KEEPING FORCE to Addis Ababa our Neighbouring country where we took a
flight to Abidjan Ivory Coast, We left Sudan and move to Addis Ababa
our neighbouring country with the few days ceasefire which was
announced by United Nation Peace keeping Force., Because of
face-to-face peace meeting accord coordinated by US Secretary of
State, and United Nations in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) between The
sitting President Mr. Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Mr. Riek Machar
to stop this war.

I would be happy to provide references or further information's you
need. I would be really grateful if you could respond to this e-mail.

Very truly yours,
Ms. Rose Hersi

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