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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: Mis STEPHANIE <mrs_deborah_makkanah01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mis STEPHANIE <rev.skouajo11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:29:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Friend,


親愛なる友人、
 
ご機嫌はいかがですか?私は罰金を推測。私
は近いあなたと知り合いに喜んでいるでしょう、私はあなたが罰金と健康である願っています。親愛なるが、今私はその後、Lはあなたの援助を要求すると、ま
たあなたとのビジネスパートナーシップに入るために幸せになる、あなたに自
信と信頼を持っていることを、私はあなたが私はあなたの上に置くつもりだ私の信頼を裏切っていないと信じています。私は、ミス·ステファニーKOUAJO
です<
 
私はあそこに私の人生の残りを過ごすためにあなたの国に移転する事業投資のためのコラボレーションのパートナーと私の意図を必要とする。
 
私
は、あなたの援助を通して、あなたの国へとセットアップ投資に私の後半の両親の継承を移動するあなたの助けを必要としている非常に深刻な人です、私たちは
ç´„$
250万ドルを話していると私は、私はこの上あなたと安全に取り扱っております場合かどうか知らない対象?私は、あなたが真に私を助けるために興味を持っ

ていることを知っているように、あなたは非常に緊急に私に戻って入手してください、とすぐに私はあなたが人で私を知っているために、私はshalalあな
たより詳細な情報のと私の写真を送ってあなたから聞くことができた。<
 
これを考慮して、できるだけ早く私に戻って取得する。
 
どうもありがとうございます。
 
心からよろしく、
ミス·ステファニーKOUAJO
..................................................................

Dearest Friend,
 
How
are you doing today ? I guess fine. I'll be glad to get acquainted with
you closer, I hope you are fine and healthy. Dear, now that I have
confidence and trust in you, then l will be happy to request for your
assistance and also to go into business partnership with you, I believe
that you will not betrayed my trust which i am going to lay on you. I am
Miss Stephanie KOUAJO,<
 
I need your collaboration partner
for business investment and my intentions to relocate into your country
to spend the rest of my life over there.<
 
I am a very serious
person in need of your help to move out my late parents inheritance
into your country and to setup investment through your assistance, we
are talking about $2.5Million USD and I dont know whether if I am safe
dealing with you on this subject? Could you please get back to me very
urgently so that I will know that you truely have interest to help me,
and immediately I hear from you I shalal send you further information's
and my pictures for you to know me in person.<
 
Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
 
Thank you so much.
 
My sincere regards,
Miss Stephanie KOUAJO

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