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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: Melinda Cruz <cruz00691@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 03:34:44 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: From Melinda Cruz .


Hello Dear ,

Please kindly
accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail to you. I believe
you are a sincere person,considering the fact that i source your
profile. It because I am in desperate in need of your assistance,My Name
is Melinda Carlos de la Cruz, the wife of Mayor Carlos de la Cruz, My
Husband was A Politician and also the Samar Township Mayor. Who was 
killed in our house at Philippine by Three gunmen on the 17 July 2009 .
 
Well
during the threat on my late husband life, he deposited the total sum
of (US$4.3 Million) for the up keeping/future of our children in a 
financial firm in abroad just in case anything ever happen to him.
 
Since
the death of my late husband, the Philippine government has blocked I
and my late husband accounts through the helps of my late husband
family. And Also my late husband brothers has succeeded in collecting
from me all our landed assets that is under my control and they are
still looking for more.  I am contacting you because I want you to help
me in securing this sum That I deposited in a financial firm for the
future of my children before my late husband family sees the deposit
document and start going for it. Since they have made it impossible for
me to move out of my late husband house for now.
 
Please do tell
me if i can trust you as who will not sit on this sum when this money is
been transfer to you in your country. As am willing to give you 15% of
the total sum after you have successfully secured the money.

Thanks and regards.
 
Mrs. Melinda Cruz.

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