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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: "Linda Hue" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lindahue69@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:01:56 +0300
Subject: Urgent from me

Dearest one,

Thanks for your attention and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine
approval. My name is Miss Linda Hue and i humbly write you from Malaysia to solicit for
your partnership and assistance in the transfer and investment. The truth is i got your
email contact on your country's chamber of commerce and decided to contact you regarding my
proposal to help an orphan like me. My late father was invloved in the recent in MH370
flight that has been confirmed missing since March 8, 2014. I am the only child and daughter
of my parents and I lost my mother when I was barely a year. After the death of my mother,
my father refused to re-marry another wife despite all persuasion by friends and relatives,
because he felt solely responsible for my mother's death, It was as a result of this that
he made me the next of kin to his fund deposit of $2.5 USD million he made in KAF Investment
bank here in Malaysia. I am presently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia seeking for a way to invest
the money outside the country and further my Education because it is my only hope. I have
had a telephone discussions with the director of the bank where my father deposited the
funds in regards to my plans to use the funds for investments. The bank director assured me
that the funds will be released to me once I have someone who would be honest and willing to
receive the funds on my behalf, they shall commence all proceedings to effect the release
and transfer of the funds into the person's designated account.

Once you signify your interest to partner with me, I shall be giving you more details
relating to the transaction and you will take 40% of the total money while you invest the
rest in a good business as i further my education over there in your country. In conclusion,
I will want us to make an offer of ten percent of the total money to orphans in your
country.

Your urgent response will be appreciated.

Yours sincerely,
Linda

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