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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 marcus <lindamarcu_43@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: lindamarcus74@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:15:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Respond

My name is Linda Marcus, 18 years old, the only survivor of my late parents Mr.and Mrs Abram Marcus. My father was a reputable businness man (a gold and cocoa merchant) in the capital of Ivory coast. It is very sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one of his business trips on 12th
Nov 2007 by one of his colleagues who accompanied him on that trip and poisoned him during a dinner they had together.

My mother died when I was just 8 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his final breath on that day, he confided to me that he has the sum of Three Milion Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.(USD$3.5000 000) left in a metalic trunk box he deposited in a security
company in Cote d'Ivoire but the Security Company doesnt know the content of the box as money, because he registered it as our family valuables for security reasons. He told me that it could be because of this wealth that he was poisoned that I should run immediately to Cote d"Ivoire and seek for
somebody abroad, to help me retreived the box, and secure the fund into a good investment in his or her country and also I be with the person to his or her country because my life is in danger because it is wel known that I am his only child to inherit his wealth.

My dear, i am just 18 years old and really don't know what to do now than to contact you for this assistance. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance to this regards.
I want you to assist me retreived this trunk box from the Security Company, and secure the fund and myself for my better future. When you recieve the fund, you will make an arrangement for me to come over to your Country to be with you and continue my education while you invest the money into a
good Bussines in your country. I agree that you deduct the 10% of this total money as soon as the box gets to your posession. This I map out for you to recover any expenses you may incure in this affair.

Please if you find this mail offensive, ignor it and accept my appology or reply me with your assurance to help me.Thanks and may God almighty bless you and your Family.

Miss Linda Marcus





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