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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 Ajana <linda_ajanaci30@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:21:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please Urgent Response


FROM:MS.LINDA AJANA
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
EMAIL llinda_ajanaci2000@yahoo.fr

DEAREST IN THE LORD,

COMPLIMENTS.I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL SURPRISE YOU SINCE I DO NOT KNOW YOU OR MEET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I'M OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO ASSIST ME OUT OF THIS SITUATIOPN AFTER READING THROUGH MY PLEA.

I AM LINDA AJANA 19 YEARS OLD GIRL A STUDENT THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR. AND MRS.VINCENT AJANA. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1985, MY FATHER TOOK ME SOSPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 9TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$25,500,000M HE DEPOSITED IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATEMANAGEMENT).

PIS , I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR DAUGHTER OR SISTER?
2)CAN YOU STAND AS MY GUIDIAN SINCE I HAVE NO PARENTS?
3)CAN YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED?

MOREOVER, MY DEAR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND RECH YOUR COUNTRY AND 5% YOU SHALL DONATE IT TO ANY ORPHANGE CENTERS YOU KNOW THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHILE YOU SHALL INVEST 80% INTO A REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR ANY VIABLE VENTURE YOU WISH.

PLEASE IF IT WILL PLEASE YOU TO ASSIT ME,REPLY WITH THE ABOVE EMAIL FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I'M SORRY IF THIS WILL IN ANY WAY INCONVINIENCE YOU. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

SINCERELY

MS.LINDA AJANA.



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