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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: Andrew Linda <lindaandrew88@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: linda47andrew@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 22:39:50 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Good Friend


Dear Good Friend

I
contacted you,after so many prayers and fasting towards your profile.I
choosed you as a good & honest person,whom i can confide all my
trust with,in this urgent business transaction.

Let me firstly
introduce myself, My name is Linda Andrew,from Coted'Ivoire. The only
child of late Mr Joseph Andrew . My mother died when i was a kid and My
late father is the owner of J&T Cocoa Industries. But my father died
recently and he was poisoned by his brother and before his sudden
death,He called me privately and told me of huge amount of money (
us$7,800,000.00. ) Which he deposited in a BANK,here in my country and
used my name as the next of kin,as her only child.
 
Now,i am
Orphan of mother and father and I want you to help me out, in providing a
bank account,where this total funds, (us$7,800,000.00.) Seven Million
Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, which my late father
deposited in the bank with my name as the next of kin,will be transfered
into,over there in your country,for my investment purposes in your
country with you. Also you will advice me on a good and profitable
investment,which i can set-up in your country,after the successful
transfer.
 
Please, i am honourably soliciting for your kind and urgent assistance in the following ways:
1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered into.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund ,since i am still minor.
3)To
make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational
career and to procure to me a residential permit in your country.
 
Sincerely
speaking from my heart, i am willing to offer you 15% of this my total
funds, as a reward for your assistance in helping me out. Not
only this,you will also be my oversea guidian and take care of all the
companies or any business venture,which i will set-up in your country.
 
Anyway,urgently
reply me rightnow, for more details about me and about this my total
funds i wants to transfer into your bank account , if you are really
ready and interested to help me out in this assistance. I am eagerly
waiting to hear from you now.
 
Infact, i am seriously fasting and
praying now, before writting you this letter, because, this money here
is what is left for me and my life.I prayed you understand, because if
anything happened to it, i will beg for the rest of my life.

Thanks for your assistance and take care and also may God bless you as you help me out.
Your new good friend,
 
Linda Andrew

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