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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 amani <amanilinda2020@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:28:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mrs AMANI



Hello,

How are you, hope fine. I am sorry to have contacted you without your prior notice, but as this is a matter of utmost importance, i decided to contact you with hope of getting your urgent attention. To start with, I am Mrs Linda Amani. I wish to request for your assistance in a financial transaction and I also wish to invest in Manufacturing and Real Estate Management in your country.

I have Twenty Six Million, Two Hundred Thousand Euro(€26,200,000.00) to invest in your country. I will require your assistance in receiving the funds in your personal/company account for investment.

I wait for your response,

Best Regards

Mrs Amani.

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