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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: "mohamed dogue" <doguetrade@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstherisa_akov@myway.com
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:19:56 +0000
Subject: DID YOU RECIVED THE FIRST MESSAGE I SENT TO YOU AGAIN RELPY I AM WAITING

MY DEAR FRIEND,

Good morning.Please use this money for the poor people, churches and less
privileged people .
Greetings to you and your family, In my search for a reliable person and
all so a Good person and having gotten your contact through prayers and
painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last
wishes.

My name is DR.MRS. THERISA. CHARITY AKOVI I'm a 54 years old woman and from
Benin Republic.cotonou.
I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also married with
two children. My husband and two children died in a car accident four years
ago.

Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I
live 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 homes.

I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs in Sudan, South
Africa, Cameroon, etc

I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this
contribution on assisting people over the word , I kept ($8 Million United
States Dollars) in a long-term deposit in the bank account here In Benin
Republic.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophagi cancer at Bright Life Memorial Hospital Benin Republic. I have
since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only
few months to live.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of orphans in
orphanage homes/motherless babies homes and other charity organization. all
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.this is my pravite mail box
mrstherisa_akov@myway.com
Please, I beg you to help me to collect this deposit and distributes it
accordingly.
Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 10% of it to yourself.
Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you
incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money.
If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good
lord bless you .




Regards,
yours sister
DR.MRS.THERISA CHARITY AKOVI.

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