419 scam: Yolande Tofa <y_ola_fofa1@yahoo.co.jp> From Mrs Yolande Tofa

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Yolande Tofa <y_ola_fofa1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: yolandetofa@hotmail.fr
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:40:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Yolande Tofa

From Mrs Yolande Tofa

Dearest chosen partner One,

My name is Mrs Yolande Tofa a nationality of Tunisia . I am married to late Mr.Tofa who worked with a Cocoa industry here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year October 2006. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for
four days.

When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $6.5 Million with one of the good banks here in Cote d'voire , presently, this money is still with the bank and my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem, as I was diagnosed of cancer
about two years now.

As I have known my condition. I am not looking for anything else but for someone with the fear of God. Who will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in, I want a person that will use this fund to orphanages, Widows, unable men, HIV/AIDS services, etc.

I took this decision because I have a child that will inherit this money but my daughter can not carry out this work alone because I and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for charity and the rest for my daughter's education.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here, expecting to hear from you soon.

God bless you
Yours,Sincerely, Mrs Yolande Tofa.

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