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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Isabella Caromel" <sandraegobia2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: isabella_caromel777@yahoo.com.my
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 07:57:09 -0700
Subject: Re: Aftermath of Tsunami!!!

Good day,

Private Message to you,

As you read this mail, I want you to feel sorry for me and have sympathy
to my situation and assist me. My name is Isabella Caromel,the only
surviver from a family of four. I narrowly escaped from the tsunami
disaster which affected my spinal cord and also my ear drum and claim
the lifes of my entire family, husband (Denis caromel ) and two sons
(Ugo and Tom) who went for holidays in Sri-Lanka.

Right now I am currently in a family hospital in Kuala Lumpur malaysia,
after staying a week in a hospital I was disabled by the catastrophe and
on a wheel cheer after all the treatment and it has defiled all forms of
medicine and right now I have only about a few months to live, according
to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well as my primary interest and
focus was only on my Husband's business. Though my Husband is very rich
and was never generous. But now I regret all this as I now know that
there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in
the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this
world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now
that it is obvious that God has called me, I have willed and given most
of my Husband's properties to the less privilege.I want God to be
merciful to me and accept my soul.

I have decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succour
and comfort to the less privileged in our societies. I want this to be
one of the last good deeds I do on earth since my Husband never
recognized that. So far I have to distributed money to some charity
rganizations now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do
this myself anymore. The last of my Husband's money which no one knows
about is a huge cash deposit of $19.8M USD that he has with (DEPOSITED
FIRM ABROARD)for safe keeping which he intend to invest on profitable
factory.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and disburse it to some
charity organizations and to the less privileged in entire society.
Please I will appreciate you to send me a mail to indicate interest if
you will assist me in disbursement and also include your contact
telephone/fax numbers that I will forward to the (DEPOSITED FIRM
ABROARD) to be able to contact you as the appointed beneficiary.

I will provide you the certificate of deposit which is the legal
document to enable you meet with the company authority to claim the
consignment of the funds and use as I instructed. If you are willing and
ready to assist with this project, please e-mail me at without delay,
while I wait to hear from you.

Thanks for your kindness may God guide and reward you in all your
endeavors as you make me realize my last dreams and wishes.
Please send your reply to this email address: isabellacaromel@prosport.ro

Remain blessed,

Isabella Caromel.


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