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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 Juanita Doton" <jdoton19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jdoton57@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:11:39 +0000
Subject: From Mrs.Juanita Doton


From Mrs.Juanita Doton
(Filipino)
Email: jdoton56@yahoo.com.ph

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs.Juanita Doton a widow, the wife of Late Mr. Jose Doton the
secretary general of the Pangasinan chapter of the Bagong Alyansang
Makabayan party killed on the may 16,2006 by Philippines government, I would
like to have a long lasting and confidant relationship with you,if possible
entrusting my life time fortune into your possession,as now I am broken
hearted and needs someone to trust,without remembering my past and forsaken
experiences from close confidants and family. I need someone, who would take
me for whom I am and as a life time partner, after making claim of my
deposit.

My late husband was a top politicians heads of several top offices in the
government of Philippines. After the death of my husband his brothers
conspired with some top officials in the government and confiscated all my
Late husband's properties and left me with nothing, I have two kid's living
with me,things have been very urgly for me and my children's after the death
of my Late husband.

Well, from your profile, I believe in me that you ought to be a very honest
person. Pls all I wanted from you is to assist me make claims of some funds
which my Late husband did deposited with a Diplomatic Agency,as the other
deposits documents have been consficated and seized by my Late husband's
brother's, but this one is the only one they could not see,as I did kept the
documents with one of my close confidant. The Amount being deposited is much
about 14.2 million Euros,this was the money that was supposed to be used by
my Late husband to aquire some properties in America, Europe and Africa,
fortunately,they killed him.

I need your help to secure the money from the Diplomatic Agency through
diplomatic shipment arrangement,and after the fund have been secured, both
of us will sign an agreement of joint investment company in your country for
the future of both families, the 10% of the total money will be giving to
you for your assistance.

All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as soon as this money is
claimed by you, I will look for a way out of Philippines and travel down to
meet you with my children's, So we can go into a life time partnership
together,in investing this money in your country and anywhere else you
prefer and for the continuation of my children's education which was
disrupted after the death of my Late husband.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Mrs.Juanita Doton

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