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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.MARIA LUISA DORMAN" <catarinasavambi@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariadorman@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:11:44 +0100
Subject: Hello

HELLO,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR AND CONTACT FROM THE FRANCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR AMONG OTHER S DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN CONFIDE ON AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE REQUEST.

I AM MRS.MARIA LUISA DORMAN 47 YEARS OLD LADY ORIGINALLY FROM PHILIPINES BUT MARRIED HERE IN AFRICA WITH A SON,THE ONLY WIFE OF LATE CHIEF DORMAN BAHUYAN.MY HUSBAND WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT HERE IN AFRICA,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF AFRICA BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR EVENING OUTING TO DISCUSSON A BUSINESS DEAL.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY LATE HUSBAND ON 24TH APRIL 2004, IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$5.500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)THIS IS ABOUT (4.6 MILLION EURO) LEFT IN A PRIVATE FINANCE COMPANY IN EUROPE.

THAT HE USED ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND DO TO OUR GOOD MARRIED LIFE.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE AND STAND A GOOD LIVE FOR MY OUR SON.

FOR THIS SIMPLE REASON, I ARRANGED WITH A TRAVEL AGENT,WHO HELPED ME TO TRAVEL TO AMSTERDAM-NETHERLANDS WHERE THE FUND IS DEPOSITED.MY SON IS RIGHT NOW IN NETHERLAND AS A REFUGEE.

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO HELP ME RETRIEVE THIS FUND AND HELP PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED INTO.

2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND ME

3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT OF A BUSINESS TRANSACTION FROM YOUR COUNTRY DOWN HEAR IN AFRICA.

4)FOR MY SON TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER HIS EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR HIM IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL CLAIM OF THIS FUND.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS,
YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

I GIVE YOU MORE DETIALS WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.

ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.


EMAIL ME DIRECTLY ON:mariadorman@netscape.net


BEST REGARD,
MRS.MARIA LUISA DORMAN





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