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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS LINDA MALVIS" <linda_malvis1@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: linda_malvis@walla.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:35:48 +0000
Subject: REPLY

Greetings. Please consider this letter as a request from a widow in need of assistance. I am Mrs. Linda Malvis, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire).I want you to assist me transferring this money abroad.
My husband Dr.Tabita Camara Malvis who was the minister of
Precious Mineral Marketing Co-Operation of the Democratic Republic of Congo during the reign of late president mobutu.As the wife he relied on, He drew my attention to the money in case of death or other unforeseen circumstance
This his fear was actualized when rebels attack and burnt our house and killed him.
Before the death of my husband he reveal to me where he deposited ($35 million USD )dollar, deposited in a west African Country Ghana.
I and my son Henry, have since been rescued by the intervention of the (U.N) peace keeping force, and have manage to escape to the Republic of Ghana with my son. And we are now presently taking refugee in a refugee camp here in Ghana.
The money was kept in a box and registered as precious items and nobody knows that the content is money , all the Document as to the claim of the Consignments containing the money are in my position, my husband used his foreign partner as the next of kin, that is why I need your assistance to pick up the consignments.
We are soliciting for your assistance to help us invest this money in your country and take us as one family and you will also help us buy a house over there in your country where we can live safely.
We are willing to offer you 15% of the total money for the assistance. Am expecting to hear from you soon.
You can email me on linda_malvis@walla.com <http://uk.f266.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=maline_20camara@yahoo.co.uk>
Best regards,
Mrs.LINDA Malvis & Son.

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