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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: Rosemary Birdford <rosybb1@att.net>
Reply-To: mbirdford4u@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:36:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO

Hello My Dearest,

How are you today,I hope all is well with you.l am Miss Rosemary Birdford, Am deeply in need of someone to share with.

I would like us to be friends and to know more about each other,If you are interested in knowing more about me get back to me.

My dear,l want you to know that distance,age or color does not matter in a real relationship.waiting to hear from you soonest.

Thanks,
Miss Rosemary Birdford.

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