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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.Limpho Dominick" <marina.alessandro@regione.sicilia.it>
Reply-To: mrs.limpho.dominick@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:47:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?PLEASE_CAN_YOU_DO_IT_FOR_ME=E2=80=8F?=


Good Morning my dear

My name is Mrs. Limpho Dominick, a citizen of South Africa. I am married to Mr. Abrahaem Dominick, who was a farmer here in South Africa for many years before he died in 2006. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, when my late husband was alive he deposited a total sum of $9,000,000.00 (Nine Million U.S.Dollars) with First Trust Bank in UK.

This fund was awarded to him by the South African Government for the purchase of tractors and other farms equipments to enhance and encourage him with his farming profession because he won the best farmer of the year. He has deposited the fund with First Trust bank and was about to leave for UK for the purchase/importation of the tractors before he fell sick that lasted for only four days.

My happiness was taken away from me when my husband died wasn't happy because I have no husband and child. After one year of my husband's death fell seriously sick, when I went to the hospital for medical test and was diagnosed Cancer of the Lung. A week ago received shocking news from the doctor that I have just 2 more months to live. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke later had a partial stroke which has affected my speech. I can no longer talk; half of my body is paralyzed.

I got your contact through the help of the nurse attending to me, he searched through the Chamber of Commence to get your contact .I send this email to you with the help of the nurse, and she was the one that typed this request. I have little time so; I have chosen you to do something for me because I have committed myself in spreading the wealth of my dear husband towards better health care for mankind. He intended to buy tractors for his farm with the fund given to him by South African Government but since his dream didn't come true because of the wicked hands of death decided to will it out.

I have given the hospital management us$4 million to upgrade and build a new cancer research facility, remaining us$5 million. I have also made some cash donations to orphanage children in Ethiopian, Sudan, and here in South Africa. I have succeeded in spreading my own personal liquid cash towards well deserved means. My soul is happy. What I am doing gives me joy. I am now sharing my properties and valuables.

Moreover, I don’t know you but I am contacting you with the hope that, you will be able to carry out my wish for the sake of humanity. I have the sum of us$5 million left out of my late husband fund with First Trust Bank. I want you to take custody of the funds and use it to build and operate orphanage house in your country and you will name the orphanage home 'Mr. Abrahaem Dominick Orphanage Home'. This will gladden my heart, if you are ready to do this and carry out my wish, then send me the information’s below:


[1]Your Full Names,

[2]Your Mobile and Office Phone

[3]Your Residential Address,



Any delay in contacting me will give me room in sourcing for another person that will be willing to act as I instructed.

Attached are the pictures I took in the hospital, including my international passport of i and my husband.

Please if you know that you are interested in my wish and proposal, contact me on my private email immediately: mrs.limpho.dominick@gmail.com so that I can furnish you with the details of the bank for further proceedings. Find here below for my pictures and remain Bless.


I await your reply.

My warm greetings

Mrs. Limpho Dominick

mrs.limpho.dominick@gmail.com

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