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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: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:25:28 +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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