419 scam: "FROM MADAM DANA SONGO," <danasongo1@hotmail.com> FROM MADAM DANA SONGO,

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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:
- "million 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: "FROM MADAM DANA SONGO," <danasongo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: danasongo@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:08:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: FROM MADAM DANA SONGO,

FROM MADAM DANA SONGO,

This is MADAM DANA SONGO, I am suffering from mysterious and complicated
illness, I am writing from the hospital in Cote D'Ivoire, this mail is
very urgent. I was told by the doctor that, I will only live for few
month. I inherited some money ($4.7 Million us dollars ) from my late
Husband which I do not want the fund to go in vain since I can not survive
from the illness.
This is the favor I need from you when you have gotten this fund:

(1) Use 50% of this fund for charity and donate to churches/organization
or individuals who can use it for God's works on my name.(2) 50% is for you, invest it for any investment of your choice and to
support and establish my house girl in your country when she come to meet
you in your country.
This should be a code between you and me in this transaction "SUCCESS" any
mail message without this code "SUCCESS" is not from me or my house girl
as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few months.Please don't
betray the trust I have manifest in you. I don't want you to expose this
transaction to anybody around you there or here until you finish the
transaction with the security company and financial house. The fund was
deposited with the security company and financial house here, and will be
release and deliver to you.
Best Regards.
MADAM DANA SONGO.

FROM MADAM DANA SONGO,

This is MADAM DANA SONGO, I am suffering from mysterious and complicated
illness, I am writing from the hospital in Cote D'Ivoire, this mail is
very urgent. I was told by the doctor that, I will only live for few
month. I inherited some money ($4.7 Million us dollars ) from my late
Husband which I do not want the fund to go in vain since I can not survive
from the illness.
This is the favor I need from you when you have gotten this fund:

(1) Use 50% of this fund for charity and donate to churches/organization
or individuals who can use it for God's works on my name.(2) 50% is for you, invest it for any investment of your choice and to
support and establish my house girl in your country when she come to meet
you in your country.
This should be a code between you and me in this transaction "SUCCESS" any
mail message without this code "SUCCESS" is not from me or my house girl
as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few months.Please don't
betray the trust I have manifest in you. I don't want you to expose this
transaction to anybody around you there or here until you finish the
transaction with the security company and financial house. The fund was
deposited with the security company and financial house here, and will be
release and deliver to you.
Best Regards.
MADAM DANA SONGO.

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