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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: AKUMA LINDA <akuma.linda5@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: lindaakumaat@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:02:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: i need your help



Dear sympathetic one,
 
I will be very happy to hear from you no matter that we have never seen each other before, i am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes because of what I have been passing through  here as an orphan child since the death of my parents.Due to my careful search for an honest person,reiable and sincere business partner, i got your contact from internet  and i ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.

 
First,  my name is  linda akuma, 20yrs old girl, the only  Daughter of my parents Mr and Mrs festus akuma from Abidjan the economical capital city of Cote D' IVoire.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of capital city of Cote D I'Voire . He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days in 2008. When my mother died on the 23rd june 1990, my father took me so special because I am motherless.
 
Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of US$7.500,000(seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) left in a suspense account in a local bank here in Abidjan,he told me that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth 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. 

 
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money to your nominated account.
 
Please, I am honourably seeking your help.
 
Please,send me your telephone number so that i will call you.
 
Please, reply me through my private email address lindaakumaat@yahoo.cn
 
yours sincerely
 
linda
 
 
Please, if you are not in a good position to help me,let me know.Thanks.

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