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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: pjudy4@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:06:16 +0200
Subject: Is me Judy

Hallo mein Schatz,

Mein Name ist Judy, ich bin 25yrs alt, ich bin ein freier minded, offenherzige Mädchen, i, das Leben so einfach wie ich nehmen könnte, wie ich einer der wenigen, die immer noch glaubt, in Freundschaft bin, Liebe, Vertrauen und Zeichen , bin sehr Einzel-und bereit zu mischen. wurde durch die Internet-Surfen und stieß auf Ihre Kontaktdaten, wird es meine aufrichtige Freude sein, dein Freund sein, wenn es Ihnen nichts ausmacht, i hoffe, dass Sie nicht auf meine Anfrage für selbstverständlich halten, fühlen Sie sich frei, um mich durch (pjudy4@ymail.com), werde ich es begrüßen, wenn Sie senden kann mir ein paar Bilder auf meiner privaten E-Mail-Adresse, ich freue mich, von Ihnen bald zu hören.

Achten Sie darauf.

Judy.
Hello sweetie,

My name is Judy, i am 25yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted girl, i like to take life as easy as i could, i'm one of the few that still believes in friendship, love, trust and signs, am very much single and ready to mingle. was browsing through the internet and came across your contact,it will be my sincere pleasure to be your friend if you don't mind, i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel free to email me through (pjudy4@ymail.com),i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my private email address, i look forward to hear from you soon.

Take care.

Judy.
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