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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: "Mrs.Isabella Caromel" <sofiajonathan002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cmrs.isabella@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 10:46:28 +0100
Subject: Private Message to you,

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Good day
Private Message to you,

Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly father. This mail might
come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it could come
into your mind too, but consider it as a Divine Wish of God and accept
it with a deep sense of humility. My Name is Isabella Caromel; I am a
deformed woman on a wheelchair after all form of treatment to my
ailment and to no avail. My present condition necessitated me to give
better life to the poor in the society, since it has been determined
medically that I have just few months to depart this life, according
to medical experts.

I need to leave a legacy by building charity organizations for the
less privilege since my health has finally confirmed deteriorated.
With my present condition the project cannot be handled by me alone
due to my ailment. I have decided to invest $10.6M USD to help the
less privileged, you are selected from my heart to handle the funds to
execute the project for the less privilege to have some better life.

Please I will appreciate if you indicate interest to help actualize
this last dream. Therefore provide your contact telephone/fax numbers,
including personal details to be transmitted to the deposited firm for
communication with you on how to transfer the funds to your account. I
will also provide you the legal documents that will enable you claim
the funds, and if you are willing and ready to assist, also e-mail me
at mrs.isabellacaromel@yahoo.com.hk without delay, perhaps I need to
hear from you soon.

Remain blessed,
Mrs. Isabella Caromel

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