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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 odily <linda_4u64@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 10:45:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE


Hello Dearest ,


  I am more than happy in your reply to my mail.How
are you? How is your day hope fine? Mine is a
little bit warm over here in  Dakar Senegal In this camp we are only
allowed to go out from the camp only on few days  of the weeks.Its just
like one staying in the prison and i hope by Gods grace i will come out
here soon.I don't have any relative now whom i can go to all my
relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person i have now
is  Reverend Peter  Mambo who is the pastor of the (Christ the King
Church ) here in the camp he


has been very nice to me since i came
here but i am not living with him rather i am leaving in the women's
hostel because the camp have two hostels one for men the other for
women.


The Pastors Tel number is ( 221-777-442-961
) if you call tell him that you want to speak with me he will send for
me in the women hostel. As a refugee here under the united nation army
and i don't have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or
whatever because it is against the law of this country.I want to go
back to my studies because i only attended my first year before the
tragic incident that lead to my being in this situation now took place.
Please listen to this,i have my late father,s death certificate and his
deposited certificate here with me , because when he was alive he
deposited certificate which he used deposited some amount of money in
one of the leading banks in Europe which he used my name as the next of
kin,the amount in question is $5.7(Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand
US Dollars). So i will like you to help me transfer this money to your
account and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling
documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you. Please listen
again I kept this secret to people in the camp


here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father


to
me.So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and
don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the
money if people gets to know about it. Remember i am giving you all
this information due to the trust i have and deposed on you.I like
honest and understanding people,truthful and a man of vision,truth and
hardworking. My favorite language is English cos is our country
language but we speak French here in Senegal .Meanwhile i will like you
to call me like i said i have a lot to tell you and i need to hear your
voice.Have a nice day and think about me.


Awaiting to hear from you soonest


Yours in love


Mis Linda.



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