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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: angela bila <angelabila222007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:43:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT FROM ANGELA BILA.


HONESTLY, I AM FOR REAL BELEIVE ME AND MY TRANSACTION IS LEGAL ALSO,I SWEAR TO YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN SWEETHEART NEU OK. INFACT I ASSURE YOU WON'T REGRET HELPING ME OUT BELEIVE ME ALSO OK. PLEASE KINDLY CALL MY BANKER, IF YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS TO HELP ME OUT DEAR NEU. ALSO LET ME BE SINCERE TO YOU, HONESTLY I REALLY NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP NOW, AND THIS WAS WHY I CONTACTED YOU FOR ASSISTANCE, BELEIVING YOU WILL SUCCESFULLY HELP ME OUT AS YOU PROMISED ME AND AS A GOD FEARING PERSON YOU ARE.
PLEASE THINK WELL ABOUT THIS NOW, BEFORE YOU DECIDED TO HELP ME OUT OK. PLEASE CALL ME AND MY BANKER RIGHTNOW AND ALSO SEND ME YOUR PHOTOS IMMEDIATELY TODAY NOW OK.INFACT THE PHONE NUMBERS I GAVE YOU IS WORKING ALRIGHT BELEIVE ME OK.PLEASE KEEP ON TRYING AND YOU WILL GET THROUGH I SWEAR TO YOU. THANKS AGAIN AND GOD BLESS.
WITH LOVE FROM,
ANGELA BILA,


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