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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: mrsisabel24@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:21:51 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MRS=20ODIDI?=

From Mrs Isabella Odidi
Cotonou Benin Rep.

Friend in the Lord

Please use this money for the Churches/Islamics and Less Privileged in
the world. Greetings to you and your family in the name of God,in my search
for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through
prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on
my bed side.

I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.My name
is Mrs Isabella Odidi , I'm a 52 years old woman and my Country is Sierra-
Leone,i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai,i was also married
with two children. My husband and two children where involved in a plane
crash in the Dec,26th website.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

Before this happened,my business and concern for making money was all I
care for,i never really cared about other values in life. But since the
loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families,i
have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless,i have also donated some
money for humanitarian needs,only recently I saw on television the colossal
loss of properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through
fire.

I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution
on assisting people over there or any part of the world like Asia/ Europe
and America that might still need any financial help,i have kept (US,15
Million)fifteen Million United States Dollars in a long-term deposit in
a Finance company in Cotonou Benin Republic West Africa. Presently, I'm
in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for Oesophagi Cancer
at International Memorial Hospital Cotonou.

I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I
have only few weeks to live,It is my last wish to see this money distributed
to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organization
in the World like i said,i have enclosed for you the Current Photogragh
I took below Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my
wealth since my illness,I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge
responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit with
the help of my Lawyer and distributes it accordingly Use your judgment
to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself.Feel free to re-imburse
yourself when you have the money for any expences you made during the process
of collecting/claiming the Funds on my behalf.

Please If you are willing to help,please reply as soon as possible,again
I will allow you to communicate with the financial company directly upon
the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed before
the end of this month before i die according to the Doctor.

And also attach to me in your return mail your personal details for familiarity,
also send to me your full name and address, private phone and fax number
and Your Occupation so that you can proceed immediately with my lawyer
for change of Legal documents that covers this transaction. May the good
lord bless you.

Please, reply to my Private Email: mmrsisabel11@yahoo.it

Waiting to hear from you.

Best regards,

Mrs Isabella Odidi

Benin Rep.





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