419 scam: "Linda"<linda1akeem@gmail.com> Dear in the lord,

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Linda" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <linda2akeem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:16:47 +0100
Subject: Dear in the lord,

Beloved One,

It's my pleasure to come in contact with you. Though I have not met with you before in person but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life considering the situations the person find his or her self.

I want you to know that i am Miss Linda, an Orphan who lost his family Father, Mother and two sisters into the hands of war barbarians, i am from the Northern part of Sierra-Leone and i have just arrived in Abidjan Ivory Coast. You see, there is this amount of money US$7.5 Million which my late Father deposited for its safety here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire for an investment abroad, before he was assassinated.

Now I have decided to invest this money in your country through your help or anywhere safe enough in Abroad for security, political and economical reasons and that is my reason of contacting you believing through your assistance and good cooperation things will move as expected.In the name of God, if you can be of assistance to me, i shall be pleased to give you more details concerning the deposit and how possible the money can be moved out of this country to your country for lucrative business investment
opportunities.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Lind

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