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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Linda Omar <lindab5omar@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: heiplinda225@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:06:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Ms Linda Omar


>From Ms Linda Omar

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I Come across your profile and have Decided to get in touch with you after my prayers, to see if you can help me alliviate this problem. I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden letter from a remote country far away and probably from someone you are not closely related with. But all the same, I believe we do not need to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial relationship.

My name is Linda Omar . from Cote D'Ivoire in West Africa, the only surviving child to late Chief and Mrs Omar Koussi . My mother died when i was a kid while my father was poisoned to death recently by his business associate after he was been appointed as the chairman of cocoa dearlers association in my city known as Abidjan the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire my country. When my father was alive, he was a well known supplier of agricultural equipments and wealthy cocoa marchart based in my country Cote D'ivoire formerly known as (Ivory Coast). I can now say that i am an orphan that is the main reason why i contact you for assistance.

I want to relocate to your country for safety of my life because my wicked uncle is after me because i am the only surviving child to my late parents. Dear i wish you could grant me favour to transfer my inherited money valued ($6.5 million) six million Five hundred thousand united state dollars which my late father deposited in a fixed deposit account in a bank here in my country. I want your assistance to transfer the money to your nominated account in your
country for an investments purposes so that i can come over there to further my education while you will invest the money for me. My late father told me about the money and provided me the relevant documents before his death, moreover i went to the bank to confirmed and i have
informed the bank director my intention to transfer the money to foreign account and he agreed with me.

The most reason why i need urgent transfer of the money is due to circumstances which surrounded me now. Presently, i am not leaving in my family house, I ran away from my family house to hide myself in a confidential place to avoid the present of my wicked uncle around me.
This is why i decided to contact you so that you can help me to transfer the money to your account in your country to enable me come over there immediately and further my education while you will help me to invest the money in a profitable investment. Any profits of the
investment will be shared between us.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions: 1. Can you honestly help me from your heart?
2. Can I completely trust you? 3. What percentage of the total money will be appreciateable by you?

I will furnish you with more details as soon as hear from you.

Thanks and God bless you


Best regards

Ms Linda Omar

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