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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: "Anna Lindh Foundation" <anna_lindh_foundation@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:00:45 -0600
Subject: New Year Grant Offer

Hello Sir/Madam,

The Anna Lindh Foundation would like to notify you that call
for proposals have resumed due to more sponsors for the
January Session.
If you are new to this foundation, Anna Lindh Foundation
partners with U.N.A.U, UNESCO, WHO and other international
agencies to provide
GRANTS to individuals with initiatives but lack funds to
execute, intelligent students having problems with finance,
people with ideas for humanitarian services, orphans, small
and medium scale business owners, all indigent people e.t.c
ranging from $4,000-$300,000.for more details on call for
proposals.
Note that all proposals will be screened and verified before
you can be offered a GRANT.
To send in your proposal, fill the form below and send it to
the chairman board of approval Mrs. Rana SABBAGH on
(anna_lindh_foundation@yahoo.com.hk)

FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
REGULAR CONTACT EMAIL:
BRIEF PROPOSALS/AID REQUEST: (e.g. i am a single mother with
three children and struggling to cope with bills or I want
to open a small shop to sell garments i am an orphan)
FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCES, PLEASE CONTACT AS BELOW:
****************************************************************
Contact Person: Mrs. Rana SABBAGH
Position: Chairman board of approval, Anna Lindh
Foundation.
Email: anna_lindh_foundation@yahoo.com.hk
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