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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: Mrs Rose Banneth <mrrobertsteve214@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsrosebanneth19@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 05:23:45 -0800
Subject: Dear happy new year,

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Rose Banneth a Norway Lady but my late husband is from
France I live in Burkina Faso, please I want you to take this message
very serious as I have already lost all my family by Covid.19 and now
I am quarantine which I don’t also know what will happen to me next, I
lost my husband of covid-19 pandemic. last two year now it is my turn.

Please can you join me and help people? Are you online? It is a really
serious issue because there is something I want you to help me do as I
don’t want to lost all my family money to the bank, and my last
husband money is in my care and my own money in the bank, please I
will like you to help me use this (€6.2 million Euros) for orphans and
widows charity in your Country, it is what my spirit direct me to do.
Can you be able to do this for me?

On your return to handle this fund I will introduce you to my Nurse to
follow up with you and the bank.i want you to contact me here my
private email address ( mrsrosebanneth19@gmail.com ) to know on how
the fund will be transferred to your bank account or online banking.

I wait for your urgent respond and please this is really serious and
urgent issue.

Thanks
My regards,
Mrs. Rose Banneth
Written from Hospital

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