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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 Augustina Pito Bangit <mrspito14@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrsaugustpito100@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:08:21 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Mrs Augustina Pito Bangit


From Mrs Augustina Pito Bangit
Hello Dear
My name is Mrs. Augustina Pito Bangit, The wife of Mr. Rafael Markus Bangit a former senator and the leader of the Malbong Tribe of Tomiangan, Tabuk, Kalinga, Philippine, who was gunned down on June 8 2006 in San Isidro, Echague, Philippines, by unknown gun men which we suspected and believed to be my husband’s relatives in conjunction with the government of Philippines as my late husband was a social activist which he was having problem with the government of Philippines, which they said he has big mouth.
This is due to the way my children and I where stripped off of all my late husband’s assets and pushed us out of my late husband’s empire into hiding which they are treating and searching to kill us.
During my husband's regime as a senator and also the leader of the Malbong Tribe of Tomiangan, I realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that I successfully executed and my business in the united state of which the Government has block most of my account in the bank of America, trying to leave me with nothing. Well before my late husband was killed, I secretly put in a box the sum of $16,000,000 million USD (Sixteen million United States dollars) and deposited it in a security company abroad. I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing the money for the future of my children since the government now monitor all my movement and also due to my cancer problem which has paralyzed my movement. I hope to trust you as you will not sit on this money when you claim it. I am ready to give you 15% of the total money for your assistance. If you are willing to help me,
Best regards,
Mrs Augustina Pito Bangit
PLS REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL AT mrsaugustbangit200@yahoo.com.ph


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