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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 SANTORS" <linda_santors4u1@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:50:56 +0200
Subject: PLS HELLP ME

>From Sandra Diara
Private email:(, linda_santors4u1@yahoo.co.in)


DEAR FREIND.

AM WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT ME.PLS I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP ME AFTER READING THIS MESSAGE..
. MY NAME IS LINDA SANTORS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY FATHER. MY FATHER IS GENEERAL DIARA SANTORS, THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF COCOA EXPORT IN MY COUNTRY(COTE D' IVOIRE) WHO IS NOW DEAD.
I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME KEEP AND INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY THE SUM OF $7.5MILLION U.S DOLLARS.
THIS MONEY DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN FINANCE FIRM HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE, UNDER MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN. THIS MONEY WAS RAISED FROM COCOA EXPORT. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS FUND BY THE FINANCE FIRM WHERE MY FATHER DEPOSITED IT. I HAVE VISITED THE FINANCE FIRM HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE TO ACCRETION THE JENUITY OF THE FUND.
HOWEVER, THE FINANCE FIRM COULD NOT RELEASE THE FUND TO ME ON THE CONDITION THAT I HAVE TO PROVIDE SOMEBODY WHO IS UP TO 30YRS WHO CAN STAND AS A TRUSTEE ,SO THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO HAND THE PERSON OVER THE MONEY FOR SAFE KEEPING AND INVESTMENT UNTIL I AM UP TO 30YRS SINCE I AM ONLY 24YRS OR I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I AM UP 30YRS BEFORE THEY CAN RELEASE THE MONEY TO ME. AT THE MOMENT, I AM FINANCIALLY HANDICAPPED THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT 6YRS BEFORE THE MONEY COULD BE RELEASED TO ME. THAT IS WHY I WRITE TO REQUEST FROM YOU IF YOU WILL BE DISPOSED IN HELPING ME KEEP AND INVEST THIS MONEY WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF ANYBODY.
I WILL OFFER YOU A REASONABLE % OUT OF THIS MONEY OR WE CAN ENTER INTO PARTNERSHIP AT THE END OF THE DAY. DO CONTACT ME THROUGH THE E-MAIL linda_santors4u1@yahoo.co.in) IF IT PLEASE TO YOU TO ASSIST ME, AND I WILL BE THE HAPPY ONE TO HEAR
FROM YOU.THANKS AND GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
MY REGARDS,
LINDA



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