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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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Fraud email example:

From: Salamat Bing <salamatbing21@jectsway.com>
Reply-To: Salamat Bing <salamatbing21@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:30:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MISS. SALAMAT BING.

Dear Friend,

Compliments of the day to you. Firstly, let me fully introduced myself to you, I am Miss. Salamat Bing, daughter to late Mr. & Mrs. Salamat Hashim from Philippines who was the founder of Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) who died on the month of July 2003 due to heart attack and also my mother died on the 21st October 1999, after that incident my father took me so special because i am motherless. However, for official report of my late father death you can visit the link below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3124719.stm

Since the death of my late father i have been hospitalize right here in Philippines for some time due to my illness(Cancer of the throat/heart) also because of what my late father’s relatives are doing to me. They wanted to claim every property that belongs to my late father, because i am the only daughter of my late father why because i supposed to know where my late father kept his documents of the properties and as i am mailing from my hospital room/bed with tears on my face I have thought about it and because of the trend of scam in the world today i have to be careful and mindful of whom i shall entrust this proposed transaction into his hands so that the objective of the business will be achieved.

I wish you can come down to Philippines to see what i am passing through right here in Philippines, if you don’t mind let me tell you how you can locate me. The name Hospital is Garcia Medical Centre (Address: 202 Mayapa Road, Barangay Mayapa Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.

But understand that i don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health condition and also i cannot chat with you because Msn and Yahoo messenger is not installed in my laptop that i am using here in the hospital and we are not allowed to use telephone in "post operation ward" and "intensive care unit ward” which this rule is similar in the big and teaching hospitals in your country also. If it is about internet services we are allowed to use mini radios, tapes and laptops only and if your laptop have WIFI it can catch the internet network services of the hospital which is the benefit that i am enjoying by communicating with you right now.

Before the death of my father on the month of July 2003 where he was hospitalized in “Angeles Univ. Foundation Medical Centre” “Address: Mac Arthur Highway, Angeles City, Pampangga, Philippines”, he sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of $5m US dollars (Five Million US dollars) That he keep in a SECURITY COMPANY in Abidjan, before he finally die which he concealed the fund in a metallic trunk box as family valuables and deposited it with the security company instead of a bank because of security reasons base on the fact that he was the founder of the strongest rebel opposition group in PHILIPPINES then.

He also used my name to Deposit the fund as his only daughter for next of kin, he enlighten me that it was because of this he position that he was betray by his business associates and also advise me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this fund and use it for investment purposes, which is the reason why I contacted you for this purpose so that you will assist me to used this fund for an investment purpose, such as “Real Estate Management”.

So i want your re-affirmation that you are capable to help me transfer the consignment as what you will have to do after i have sent all the necessary documents to you, is just for you to contact the security company as my late father's business partner and find out what it will take the security company to process and transfer the consignment to you through their diplomatic courier service.

My interested areas of investment are:

REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY.

(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a girl of "32" years old.

(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a residential permit in your country.

Please i want an answer to all questions as listed below so that i can be more assured that you are really genuine and ready to help me before sending you the documents of the deposit and the security company's contact details that you shall use to apply for the consignment release and liftment to you:-

1. If all my instructions as the initiator of the transaction would be taking for the betterment of and hitch-free of the consignment liftment to you, send your proof of identity(passport/drivers license) and your address so that i can have confident in you before we proceed.

2. Your capability and credibility in handling this transaction in every ramification is needed.

3. Your credibility and reliability as to avoid betrayal from you or seating on the entire fund when the trunk box is finally received by you.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation.

I await to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
Miss. Salamat Bing.

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