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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: "NATDA LUNA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <654321linda@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:08 -0400
Subject: Dear respected,

Dear respected, I greet you in the name of God. My name is Mrs. Nayda Luna an aging widow of 45 years old suffering from Neck Cancer. I am from Sierra-Leone but residing here in Monrovia d’Ivoire with my only son Ibrahima, 22 years old boy. I am writing to you from my sick bed here in the hospital and it’s with the assistance of a nurse here that I am able to write you this mail. I have some funds $2,000, 000.00 US dollars and Gold Dust 500KG which I inherited from my late husband. I am contacting you to assist me receive this fund in your account in your country for Investment such as in Real Estate or in any profitable business of your choice and to assist my son Ibrahima come over to your country to further his education so that he can have a better life in the event of my death. You will also be required to use %40 of the fund for the well-being of the poor in your country or elsewhere in the world. Please Note that I am not persuading you to accept this if it is against you wills. All I need from you is your sincerity and trust to receive and use this fund as I instructed above. It is true we do not know each other but I have summoned up courage to contact you being that I found you as a person that can be reliable, trusted and God fearing. After the successful transfer of the fund to your account, I shall offer you %15 of this fund as your compensation for managing the fund and another %5 for any expenses which you incurred in seeing to the successful of this transaction. If you are interested, let me know immediately in your mail reply for more details and directives. Any delays in your replying will give me room to look for another person. I wish you God’s blessings. From your beloved sister, Mrs. Nayda Luna and son Ibarhima . ONE WITH LOVE AND BEST WISHES!!! REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: 654321linda@gmail.com

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