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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: rita vaye <vaye_rita_nuhan@att.net>
Reply-To: suzzyjumbo200@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:11:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NICE TO MEET YOU,


NICE TO MEET YOU,

my name is Suzzy,



Am a girl? nice baby who loves life
and likes to do things other than sit around. Am a good looking man with
good séance of humor. i have brown eyes , black hair. And i like joking
with friends and others.. Am very honest person, caring, loving.nice,
trusty person.. And does a God fear girl. I don't care if she's older
than me or not.. Age is just a number and i will do anything to be with
the one, No matter how far she maybe......(suzzyjumbo200@yahoo.com)



Am looking for a good man, he must be
social and free to others; he must be caring, loving, honest. And
trusty. I DON'T CARE IF HE IS OLDER THAN ME OR NOT AGE IS A NUMBER...
AND I WILL DO ANYTHING TO BE WITH HIM EVEN IF SHE LIVES FAR AWAY FROM
ME, TRUE LOVE NEVER HIDE IT SELF...i don't care about his age .. All i
need from him is for him to love me as much as i love him too. I would
like to find a man who is also looking for a soul mate.

I am looking for a STABLE RELATIONSHIP. My id (suzzyjumbo200@yahoo.com)  waiting for your reply thanks love you.



Regards,

Suzzy.

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