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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 kamara <lindakamara04@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lindakamara1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 22:26:35 +0000
Subject: From Miss linda kamara


>From Miss linda kamara

Dear One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you , I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to
its esteeming nature and the recommendation by the director for a reputable
and trustworthy person l can do business with and by the recommendation l
must not hesitate to confid in you for this simple and sincere business.

l am Miss linda kamara.the only Daughter of late Mr kamara Jean,
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan
here, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, he was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outings on business. My Mother Susan
died on the 20th october 1998 and my father took me so special because l am
motherless. Before the death of my father on 29th november 2006 in a private
hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside,when I sat
down to listen to him, he started crying, why? (1) he conplained 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 sum of
Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ( $10.500.000USD )
left in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the only daughter
for his next of kin in deposit of the funds. He also explained to me that it
was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates ,
that l should seek for a GOD fearing foreign partner in a country of my
choice where l will contniue my education to start my new life.
You know that i am trusting in you based on the word that my father told
when

He was telling me to look for somebody outside country, he told me that why
he want me to look for someone outside is that GOD told Abraham to go for a
place where no body knows him to make his own nation , that since i am the
only one left that he will like me to pray when ever i want to this transfer
into any body's account,so that "GOD ALLMIGHTY' will send someone who will
be in GOD far to assist me, he also told the bank on the paragraph four of
the agreement that the money must transfer out side the country to anybody
of my choice .

He said that, is to make sure that I did not begin to 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 father my bread winner is no more. dear. l am
honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways.
(1) to serve as my gaurdian in your country while I will depend on your
expert advise since l am a girl of 21 years.
( 2 ) 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 dear, l am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum
as Compensation for your effort /input after the successfull transfer to
your Country overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as l believed
that this project would beconcluded within fourteen ( 14 ) days you signify
interest to assist me.
Hoping to hearing from you soonest. May God bless you as you extend your
helping hand to a needy fellow.

Best wishes
Miss linda kamara.

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