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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 johnson" <lin_jhnson2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 09:29:52 +0000
Subject: Thanks my dear

Hello dear one,
Thanks for your mail and God bless you. I needed your help very seriously so
that we will concluded this transaction before the political crisis here
starts by the end of this month..

All i needed you to do now is to stand as my late husband foreign business
partner to claim the box on my behalf since the condition of the deposit
does not warrant me to claim it,there is no risk involved ok,all i needed is
your full help me moral surport so that the security companu will deliver
the box to your country.

Send me your full contact informations, and your photocopy of internatinal
passport to know you as my helper and then i wll send you all the
informations needed to comtact the security company for the arrangement of
the shipment to you in your country if you cannot come here to see them.

God is with us and i bleive that the good Lord who made me to know you will
never disappoint us,i prayed before contactin you and i have full confidence
and trust on you that you will not disappoint me and my son.

Ple reply urgent ok
Mrs Linda Johnson

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