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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: zeina nahem <zeina_002@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:11:09 +0100
Subject: Hello


Hello
I am Linda Nahem living in Ivory Coast
I need an urgent help from you. I am an orphan and would like you to secure my father's inheritance for me so that I can have a good future.

I need your help in the management of a large sum of money that my late
father Late Chief Nahem intended to use for an investment overseas before his death. I want you to help me secure this money so that I can relocate and further my studies.
The amount is eight million, seven hundred thousand United State (US$8,700,000) deposited in
a security company.I don't know how to handle this money due to my age, status and condition here. I lost my mother long time ago during child birth andever since then, I have been with my father until his death as the only child. My Late father was a very rich Cocoa farmer during his days and he was poisoned by his close family relation. Since the death of my father, my uncles have taken over all his belongings, but there are not aware of this money that my father left in the security company.


Now I want you to stand as my guardian and appointed beneficiary to help me secure this family inheritance in a safe account in your country because of my status and age. I am
an undergraduate and would like to further my education. I am not safe here because of the
people that killed my father and political instability here. I am afraid my late ather's
colleagues might come after me. I am presently in the asylum camp.

I am in a sincere desire of your kind assistance in this regards,Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can I completely trust you?
2. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?
3. Can you help me to come over to your country and further my educational carrier ?
4. Can you assure me of the confidentiality of this transaction, So that when coming into your
country people will not put eyes on me

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much.
Best Regards
Linda Evelyn Nahem


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