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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: IDRISS EGOBIA <idriss_egobia2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:20:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM IDRISS EGOBIA


Dear
My name is Mr IDRISS EGOBIA that instructed my confidant Mrs PAULINE LANDRE to send you a compensation for keeping the transaction that I had discussed with you secret and confidential.

Prior to closing the same transaction with late Mr Peter Soh, I thought that making money would make me happy, unfortunately the money that I made through the transaction made me more sad.

My ordeal started from the same moment that I made money and bought for my wife a Volkswagen Touareg, least did it occur to me that the car gift would lead to my Waterloo as she started having sex with all the young men in my neighbourhood because she has a flashy car.

We quarreled ever day for 2 weeks before she finally absconded with my only son with another man to an unknown destination for 3 months now. Then anger led me towards attempting suicide because I loved her so much and still love my only baby so much that I practically lived for both of them only, life without them meant hell and I could not stand it, then I took DDT on the evening of September 4th 2007, hoping to die immediately but unfortunately did not rather the poison destroyed ,my organs and has been killing me slowly ever after.

Now according to the doctors handling my case I have less than 18 more days to live, am suffering alot, am lonely and confused as I have lost everything to money including my child.

Now I know that life is vanity without God, but it is late for me.

I sincerely pray that you allow me the opportunity to nominate you as a trustee to the remaining $USD 1.5 Million being part of my share from that transaction which I closed with my late associate/partner Mr Peter Soh; from which I had offered you 400,000 USD, which according to my confidant that you have not received yet.

Please when you receive these funds that I will facilitate to you, kindly use 60% for international charities and global nonprofits needing donations, and you would be blessed while you do these.

I will solely facilitate the delivery of this fund to you; and you will not be required to pay for anything until the fund gets delivered to your immediate locality.

Your acceptance could add more hours to my life.


Regards

Mr Idriss egobia



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