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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: "Miss Cherry Lyn Medina Bagtas." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missbagtas@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:43:11 +0800
Subject: Your Advice Needed

How are you doing,i am very happy to contact you,i have no doubt about your ability to give me your proffessional advice in a critical time like this.
My name is Miss Cherry Lyn Medina Bagtas and i am working as an aupair to a muslim family in Karachi,here in Pakistan.and i feel that you are the one
that would help me thats why i contacted you ,so that you can guide me on how to tackle these plans.
I came to LAHORE on the 14th of May 2009 and have worked as an aupair for a single parent family for 4 years now.
I found confort and joy with my madam/employer who was married to a late retired marine officer,as i was told,but she had no issue,she adopted a child as her baby and the course of nursing and caring for her made it possible for me to be employed because i found the job offer pasted on the website for an available au pair.after due verification of my resume i was employed.

I and my madam are very close and she loved me very much,since she has lived for 5 years in the united Kingdom and i was the only one she trusted which made her related some important informations to me.she normally travels with me to other part of the middle east for shoping,cinema etc.until on Tuesday when Taliban militants bombed port city of Karachi.which took her life as well.she died in the bomb blast.http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-2-bomb-blasts-kill-4-people-karachi-154141395.html

Ever since the incident,i have been in helpless sitiation because i dont know what to do.i am left alone here with her adopted child helplesly searching out for solutions and how best to evacuate Karachi, Pakistan .i have also registerd with the Department of Defense which are on a plan to help foriegn citizens depart Karachi, Pakistan and they have promissed to relocate us to philippines,then we can find our way to our different destinations.

On yesterday as i was preparing and arranging my belongings i came in contact with a surprise,that mavelled me,earlier on i could not believe my eyes but its reality.
Right now i am in a possition of a box filled with united state dollars which i have not yet counted which i found in my madams bedroom here in Karachi, Pakistan.

I dont know how much it all could be but i am sure the money is in dollar bill. i have not touched the box and i am contacting you for advice as on what to do because i am afraid if its right to move the money since i know its an illegitimate money.if not, my employer would not have hidden it in her closet.
it is upon these,i do seek for a helper who can help me with advice or make arrangement on how i can secure and move these money from my madams bedroom to any part of the world for any thing.as soon as i found you reliable,i will quickly disclose my identification and also make arrangement on how to transfer the money to you pending my arrival to your country to meet with you after my departure to philippines.or if you have any other genuie means of securing these money please let me know so that i can act fast.

All I want you to do is to send me your private e-mail address for easy and urgent communication.i will depart Karachi, Pakistan to philippines any moment from now pls contact me for immediate action.

Yours
Miss Cherry Lyn Medina Bagtas.

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