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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:
Date:
Subject: Dear Beloved one,

Dear Beloved one, =20

Please my dear, do not feel embarrassed by my mail to you. I am Mrs. Em=
ma Lapuz, the wife of Rev. Edison Lapuz, who was the pastor for the Uni=
ted Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and a prominent human ri=
ght defender and Conference Minister of North Eastern Leyte Conference =
Coordinator of Eastern Visayas Convenors of Visayas Jurisdiction, Who h=
is sudden killing on the 12th of may 2005 has been a shock to me and my=
children. =20

Well before my late husband death threat, he deposited the total sum of=
$10.3, million dollars for a bid of foreign investment and up keeping/=
future of our children in a financial institute. This money was arrange=
d and put in a metallic box and deposited in a security and finance com=
pany in abroad by my late husband. This deposit was coded under a secre=
t arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security compan=
y does not even know the content of this trunk box. =20

Since the death of my late husband, my late husband family has succeede=
d in collecting from me all the properties of my late husband, trying t=
o leave me with nothing for the future of my children. My main purpose =
of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps =
trustworthy to give you this priority to help me claim this treasure bo=
x of fund to relocate to any address that you think is very secure and =
save in your country. I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this f=
und when you claim it. I made up my mind to offer you 15% of the total =
money for your help after you have secured the box for my kid=E2=80=99s=
future. If you are willing to help me reply immediately. =20

Thanks and waiting to hearing from you urgently. =20

Best regards.

Mrs. Emma Lapuz.

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