419 scam: toyo sampo <toyo.sampo2@rediffmail.com> Donation from Mrs Toyo Sampo

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: toyo sampo <toyo.sampo2@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: toyo30sampo@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:38:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Donation from Mrs Toyo Sampo

Dearest in the Lord,

I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with this sum US$: 5.500.000 (Five Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband Mr.Sam Toyo.It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless babyâ€™s home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless babyâ€™s home and presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Abidjan) where I am undergoing treatment for my up coming breast cancer surgery operation. I donâ€™t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I donâ€™t want my husbandâ€™s efforts to be used by unbelievers. I donâ€™t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why Iâ€™m taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that â€œthe Lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peaceâ€. With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your response confirming your acceptance to claim the deposit on my behalf, I will give you all the relevant information that will authorise the release and transfer of the money to you as my duly assigned representative.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and I hope to hear from you urgently.
Please Reply Urgently!
Yours Sister,
Toyo Sampo(Mrs)

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