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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: EQ Corporation <eqcorporation@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:49:15 +0000
Subject: Hello Doctor.


Dear Doctor,

I hereby sincerely beg of you to treat this message by caring heart. I know your phone number. I know it could have been better to talk to you by telephone. But I cannot make phone call now. My mobile phones disabled due to low battery. No electricity to recharge the batteries. I have high-quality electric generator here. Nobody to help me to kick-off the machine. I am crying as I write this letter. I am a living dead person. I am sure I will die soon as I have started to observe signs of death.

I feel sad, depressing, shameful, remorseful and sorrowful to tell you I am Ebola patient. Ebola killed my daughter 4 months ago. Killed my son last month. I became infected after death of my son. I have been suffering this sickness since almost 3 weeks. I am with no friend anymore. Gate of my compound and doors of my house are open since over 3 weeks. Nobody visits me. Villagers and friends. Nobody wants to come near me anymore. They forgot I fed them after Liberian civil war by investments that my husband reserved before his death in the civil war. Pastor of my church who I expected to see did not come. He forgot I bought for him a new car during 2013 Harvest & Bazaar thanksgiving. Only Health Workers visit me 3 times daily. To pity me. To promise to give me ZMapp drugs that will be imported from America. They have not provided the ZMapp drugs up till now. Maybe the ZMapp drugs shall come after my death.

I have no hope for survival. I am very weak, vomit and bleed at regular intervals. Helpless and powerless. I may not live over 2 or 3 more days. I do not know you. I searched for caring doctors and health agents. I saw many people. My spirit advised me to choose you. This is my reason of contacting you. I want to confide in you.

I made vow. Nobody in Liberia will inherit my cash. They are heartless. Africa is full of evil, hatred and wickedness. 90% of people of Africa are evil doers. They know nothing apart from cheat. They did not care for my health. Therefore, they will become heir to my cash. I am ready to go to hell if this vow is the only sin that can lead me to hell.

I have properties. Family members will fight themselves to have control of my properties. But they will not get my cash. Bank account of my company contains L$1,699,223,555.66. L$1,699,223,555.66 is about US$18,370,000.00. I will hand over to you the funds. I want you to share the funds to charity organizations in your area in memory of me.

I already talked to my bank and my lawyer Mr. Bernard Dossou DEGBOE. Human-rights Attorney-In-Fact and Trustee. He has fear of God. He respects me much. He does anything that I tell him to do the way I wanted it to be done. He has influence to take-on litigation in all ECOWAS. I already told him you will receive the L$1,699,223,555.66 to share to charity organizations. His contacts are as follows:-

Mr. Bernard Dossou DEGBOE
Bureau 01, B.P. 2694, Akpakpa Cotonou
Phone: (06) 53 47 262, (06) 53 46 841
Email TO: policyofjustice@yahoo.com
Email CC: bernarddossoudegboe@hotmail.com

He knows everything about me. My bank knows him. I already told my bank to approve him to execute fiduciary duty on behalf of me. He knows all procedures to procure vital legal documents to make you the rightful successor of the funds. Contact him now. Send to him your bank account.

Tell charity organizations that receive the money to design gravestone for my name, like this “IN MEMORY OF LATE MRS. EMILY QUIWONKPA”. It gives me joy in my burial chamber (the last resting place).

I have small computer laptop here which I use to write this letter. I will add your e-mail address in BCC. And I will add e-mail address of Mr. Bernard Dossou DEGBOE in TO. Reason; due to discretion. I want you in BCC to see his e-mail address. Him in TO will not see your e-mail address until when you contact him by yourself. I will check e-mail often. I am expecting your quick reply. I will write to you again as soon as I receive your reply. However, believe it in your mind I have died if you write to me and I do not reply to you. Just pray for me to enter realm of heaven. I wish you good luck, long life and happiness. God be with you until whenever we meet again in heaven. This world is full of surprises. But I believe God protects wherever He directs.

Yours faithfully,

Emily Quiwonkpa
President / CEO
EQ Corporation
2nd Floor
Meriden House
Ashmun Randall Street
P. O. Box 9058
Monrovia 10 Liberia

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