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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: ROSELINE NZETE <roselinenzet7777@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ronzt777@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:27:44 -0700
Subject: Re: Hi, I am still waiting for your response so we can proceed !!!.


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*Hello,*

*The fact is that religion has nothing to do in any good relationship. What
is important is, our heart towards each other and how we love and care for
one another with other good things that make a good relationship Last
forever without Break-Up. I hope you understand my point here. We are one
body, one soul, one spirit, one blood, The difference is our color,
language and culture. That's all !!!.*

*Apart from being surprised you may be skeptical to reply to me based on
what is happening around the world on the internet. I am MS. ROSELINE
NZETE. I am a banker, from Côte d'Ivoire in the west Africa region. I have
a business transaction Award Contract Project Overdraft Payment left in a
Suspense Account here in our bank Custody for many years without claim by
anybody as the Owner or as One of the Foreign Investors or Entrepreneurs
who the contract work was awarded to them by my country Government here in
2010.*

*It is a complete 100% total Risk Free which I want us to discuss more
about in one accord to know how we can proceed for our own mutual benefit
without encountering any form of trouble before or after the transaction. I
wait for your reply to furnish you with more detailed procedures about the
project. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.*

*Regards,*

*Roseline.*

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