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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: <pped_21@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: celestina_ttom@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:08:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From/Mrs.Celestina Tombola,

From/Mrs.Celestina Tombola,
My Dearest ,

I am the above named person. I am married to Mr.Tombola James who before his death was a wealthy cocoa Merchant here in Cote d'Ivoire We were married for 20 years without a child. Before the death of my husband we were both born again Christians.

My Husband left the sum of US$7.8million United States Dollars in a fix/suspence account in one of the prime bank here in Cote d'Ivoire. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my H.B.P high blood
pressure sickness. Having known my condition I decided to seek for your kind assistance and gesture.

I have also decided to donate the fund to the Less Priviledged, Orphans and Charity Organisation and also to support churches for the work of God.Please indicate your interest and willingness in this transaction by writing back to me through the above email address. I have agreed to offer you
15% of the total sum for your kind gesture and assitance.I want your maximum cooperation and keep this as confidential for security reasons.

I am sincerely waiting for your kind and urgent response as soon as your receive this mail.

Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,
Mrs Celestina Tombola.



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