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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: lynda okilo <oklo_lynda1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:06:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT MAIL


Attn:

Director/CEO.

DEAREST IN THE LORD,

GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD.

Thank you for the attention giving to my mail and in Jesus name, I hope to receive a favourable reply from you after going through this mail.

Please I don’t want you to have pity on me after going through this my mail, because I take everything as the will of God and destiny because I believe we will all die someday.


My name is LYNDA OKILO the only daughter of Late Mr. & Mrs , OKILO, I came from Sierre-Leon in west Africa, my father was a rich Gold and Diamond merchant based in Ivory Coast before his death recently and my mother died when I was 5 years when she was giving birth to my only brother.

I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE WITH A SORROWFUL HEART AND I
WANT YOU TO PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO SEEK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET DOWN THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED A METTALIC TRUNK BOX CONTAINING SUM OF $16.500 000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED SATES DOLLARS) IN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY AND ALSO ANOTHER BOX CONTAINING SOME ( 22 Karat ) GOLD DUST.

MY LATE FATHER TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT THIS MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES BEFORE HE MET HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AND HE ADVICED THAT WE SHOULD SEEK FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE WE WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE.

NOW REGARDING OUR PRESENT SITUATION AND WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEREFORE, WE WANT TO USE YOU AS A CAPABLE HAND TO GET THIS METTALIC BOX RELEASED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TRANSFERED TO YOUR COUNTRY, WHERE YOU WILL MANAGE IT FOR US, SINCE OUR FATHER IS NO MORE.

WE WANT YOU ALSO TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND TO INTRODUCE US TO ANY PROFITABLE BUSINESS WHERE WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY WITH YOU.

WE WILL ALSO LIKE YOU HELP US TO SALE THE GOLD DUST FOR US AND USE THE MONEY ALSO FOR OTHER INVESTMENT.

WE WILL SEND TO YOU THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS OUR PROPOSAL.

ALSO WE WILL NEGOTIATE ABOUT YOUR INTEREST AND COMMISSION OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

For more informations on the invents that killed my late father please enter the websites below and click on the photos:

http://www.abidjan.net/actualites/reportages/crise_ci_20041105/galerie/manifestants.htm

http://www.abidjan.net/actualites/reportages/crise_ci_20041105/galerie/ivoire.htm

N.B: WE WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE US YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR AN EASY COMMUNICATION.

PLEASE WE WILL LIKE THIS MATTER TO BE TREATED VERY CONFIDENTIALY BETWEEN YOU AND US, KNOWING OUR PRESENT CONDITION.

Please we will highly need your presence here for us to go to the security company together to retrieve this box and transfer the money into a bank account provided by you, after that you will arrange for me and my brother to go back with you to your country where we will stay under your guidianship.

MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR US
AMEN.

I AM EXPECTING HEARING FROM YOU ASAP.

BEST REGARDS

LYNDA OKILO





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