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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 Zaki <linda_zakiz@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: linda_zakia100820@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 20:40:33 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Massage from miss linda zaki


Dearest one,

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not known each other before.The message could be strange but it's real and you will realise this if you paysome attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake of your integrity living in abroad.

l am miss.Linda Zaki,the only daughter of late Mr: Douglas Zaki.My late father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan, the economic capital of the ivory coast here in western Africa, he was poisoned to death by his business associate.
My mother died on the 20th october 1991 and since then my father took me so special because l am motherless.Before the death of my father on 29th march 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his sick bedside,when I sat down to listen to him, he started crying, why?

(1) he complained that I am too young to be managing my life,
(2)That I have not finished my university education as he planned for me,(3)No body to take care of me again as a young girl, but after much crying, he still passed an instruction to me that he has a larg sum of (US$12,700,000,00,Twelve million seven hundred thousand) UNITED STATES Dollars which he deposited with a Bank here in Abidjan, and that he used my name as the only daughter for his next of kin in depositing the money. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associate , that l should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will transfere this money and use it for proper investment purpose ,that I must finish my university education by the help of my partner abroad,and that he shall help me obtain a residential permit in my his country.inferct my dear this issue has been a very big load for me.I dont want to make a mistakes as my father told me.he told me to fasting before taking
any step in this,and i have done that but the rest left for God Allmighty, because this money is my life and i dont want to loose it.

I am a christian so i want to tranfere this money to a God fearing person with trust and truthfull.Imagin a small girl like me is having a sleepless night beacause of this issue,if wasnt the death of my beloved Daddy i will not see such a situetion in my life.

He also gave an out standing instruction to the Bank that the
money must be transfered from there afficiate Bank office outside this country,this is to make sure that I did not make use of the money here so that his enemies will not get at me. Dear i am now ready to do all these since my late father, my bread winner is no more,the legal documents are with me intact in the pastors house which i never let him know about.
Dear l am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

( 1) to help me transfere this money.
(2) to serve as my gaurdian in your country while I will depend on your expert advise since l am a girl of under age.
( 3) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country in order to further my university education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.Moreover , l am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input after the successfull transaction of this funds to your new account overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your opinion towards assisting me as l believed that this project would be concluded within fourteen ( 14 ) days you signify interest to assist me,and i must tale you that there is a political civil crisis which is still going on here in Ivory coast.
Hoping to hearing from you soonest.
May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to a needy orphan.
My regards,
Thank you,
Miss Linda Zaki.

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