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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: Linda Jonath <linda_jonath1981@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <l.jonath1981@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:29:49 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPONSE FROM LINDA JONATH



Dear Sir, With due respect I am sending you this mail with a good faith, my name is Linda Jonath I am here in Ghana Bujumbura Refugee Camp. It’s my pleasure writing you this mail; I am a Liberian by Nationality. My name is Linda Jonath, I am the daughter of Dr.Kenneth Jonath, and my father was a successful business man in my country Liberia. Meanwhile my father made so much money following a portion of land which he inherited from his late father as the first son. And he sold the land to a gold and diamond mining company which he made huge amount of money after sales. Before my father died, he instructed and confined in me as his first issue about his business and secrecy. As a matter of fact, my father gave me some documents bearing the name of a Security company in Accra capital city of Ghana, which he told me was the place he deposited huge amount of money, Gold and Diamond when our country Liberia is on a serious crises between the rebels and the government. Armed with this documents that my father gave to me, I flew to Accra, Ghana where I confirmed the documents. The Company showed me three sealed trunk boxes with the inscription "FAMILY ACHIEVE" with my name being used as the next of kin in the deposit form. However, my father had earlier informed me that he cleverly packed twenty five Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($25.5 Million) in one sealed trunk box the second and third boxes contained Gold and Diamond and told the Company that they contain the works of art. This he did in order to conceal the money from being detected. Now with my father exit, I need a foreign partner with the image of God in him who will assist me to receive this proceeds in abroad , and who will equally not sidetrack me when this money get into his possession. On your response to this mail will prompt me to look for a lawyer who will assist us in every legal aspect of this transaction and at the same time draft an agreement spacemen on what will be your percentage for your assistance at the end of this transaction. I am with my younger brother here in Ghana because of a treat from my uncles who is trying all means to confiscate the funds from me after knowing that my late father made a huge deposit with my name as his next of kin, I mean my father brothers who were never happy and intended to take over my fathers property. They have succeeded in claiming and closing most of my father account in Liberia now they are after my life. Now I fend for myself and Michael my younger brother. The only future we have now relies on this deposited fund here in Ghana. So my dear sir I plead if not for anything atlist just for God sake that you come forward for our rescue and God will richlly bless us. On your response to this mail I will send you all the documents upon the deposit of the fund with the security company here in Ghana. I hope to hear from you, Yours truly,Linda Jonath
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