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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: <oilylinda@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:28:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Bonjour

Bonjour,
Avant tout chose, je voudrais m'excuser de mon intrusion dans votre vie priv馥. Je me nomme Mlle Oily Linda, je suis comptable d'une banque ・Abidjan. J'ai d馗ouvert un compte qui a 騁蠡ouvert au sein de notre banque et depuis lors aucune op駻ation ne s'est
effectu馥. Apr鑚 avoir consult蠡m騁iculeusement toutes les archives et les dossiers relatifs ・ce compte, je me suis rendu compte que je pouvais disposer ais駑ent de cet argent si je r騏ssissais ・le virer sur un compte ・l'ext駻ieur.
C'est ainsi que l'id馥 m'est venue de vous contacter et de vous faire la proposition de virer cette somme d置n montant de 1.200.000euros sur votre compte bancaire, pour partage, c弾st ・dire moiti袁moiti衾

J'ai conscience que ce message vous surprendra car nous ne nous connaissions pas auparavant, mais soyez s・ que c'est une v駻itable opportunit蠡que je vous offre.
Je vous demande de me r駱ondre le plus vite possible .
Cordialement.

Mlle OILY LINDA




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