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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: feline_g@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:30:46 +0400
Subject: FROM MRS; FELINE G.PHILLIPE




FROM MRS; FELINE G.PHILLIPE
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK TO ME
Email: feline_g@yahoo.com [1]
DEAREST IN CHRIST,
I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL MAY REACH YOU BY SURPRISE.AS WE DONT KNOW
OURSELF PREVIOUSLY.I AM THE ABOVE NAME PERSON FROM INDIA. I AM
MARRIED TO MR SUTHERLAND JAEN-PHILLIPE WHO WAS THE AMBASSADOR OF
JAMAICA FOR NINETEN YEARS IN COTE DIVOIRE.WE WERE MARRIED FOR FIFTEN
YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.
HE DIED INDECEMBER 27TH 2006 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR
ONLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH WE ARE HAPPY HUSBAND AND WIFE
CHRISTIAN FAMILY. SINCE HIS DEATH IDECIDED NOT TO REMARRY OR GET A
CHILD OUTSIDE MY MATRIMONIAL HOME WHICH THE BIBLE IS AGAINST.
WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ( USD
$12.7MILLION ) TWELVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS INTO
A BOX FOR SECURITY REASON AND THE MONEY STILL WITH THE SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

MEANWHILE, I HAVE NOT TELL ANY BODY THE CONTENT OF THIS DEPOSIT
IN
THE SECURITY COMPANY.
I AM TELLING YOU THE CONTENT REASON THAT I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME USE
THE FUND FOR THE WORK OF GOD. EVEN DO YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTAIN.THAT IS
NOT A PROBLEM .WHAT I WANT IS FOR YOU TO USE IT AND HELP THE HELPLESS
PEOPLE AROUND YOU .
TO HELP THE ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, AND MOTHERLES CHILDRENS RECENTLY, MY
DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE SERIOUS SICKNESS WHICH IS CADIAC
PROBLEM.THE ONE THAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS HAVING
KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE HIS FUND TO YOU TO UTILIZE THIS
MONEY ACCORDING TO MY DIRECTION AND THE WILL OF GOD.
PLEASE DO GIVE URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL / feline_g@yahoo.com
[1] , WITHOUT ANY DELAY.I WANT TO GIVE YOU NUMBER TO CALL ME BUT I
DONT WANT IN A WAY MY HUSBAND RELATIONS WILL KNOW THAT I AM GIVING YOU
THIS MONEY.
I HAVE SISTER NURSE WHO IS FEARFUL TO THE LORD THAT WILL BE HELPING
GIVING YOU INFORMATION OF THIS DEPOSIT.HER NAME ID SISTER (CHANTAL
KONE )
SO PLEASE I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT

REMAIN
BLESSED ALWAYS.
YOURS SISTER IN CHRIST.
FROM MRS; FELINE GOH PHILLIPE
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This message sponsored by "TBC Bank [2]"

Links:
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[1] mailto:feline_g@yahoo.com
[2] http://www.tbc.ge

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