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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: "linda Uwanaego" <ulinda11223345@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:14:44 +0000
Subject: email from linda




Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME

am still waiting for your full detials so that i will forward them to the
security comapny for confirmation.i need this fund.I am Linda Ola Uwanaego ,
a Ghanaian Citizen and of 20 years of age.My father was the commander of the
gold district in my village and before his death he left the sum of
US$6Million worth of gold and in cash in a security company here in Ghana
for I and my 7years old brother knowing too well that his position is a
risky one because of high demand of gold and attackers from the western
world and native people surrounding him.My father clarified the deposit as a
personal belonging to the knowledge of the security company for security
reasons and for the safety of the package, which we have to claim before the
end of this year. My father has paid for all the storage charges/fee of the
package, which will be expiring at the end of this year, so that is why I am
seeking to transfer this assets before the expiration date.please get back
to me becuase am tired of staying here in africa,honey if really you want to
assists me and younger brother.please sent to us your full detials contact
so that the transfer will commerce.

Or you can fly down to ghana to claim this fund from the security company.i
will appreactiate if you will come down here.then i will go with you back to
london.

Thanks and God bless you.

LINDA

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