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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: williamskany kany <uwaoko6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: uwaoko3@myway.com
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:43:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS NEED SO URGENT?



Dear belove friend Sarita,

How are today, and your family.today is sunday which i can not chack my
email it is unfortenate i chack my persenaly computer at home, see your
mail and go truy it,

1, To start who sent you passport.
2, And what is the contenes of the passport,
3, please can you forward me all the email,
4, Becouse peopel are useing my name for Inpercenator of my mail pls.

MY DAER SARITA Belive me ,my good friend this what you can do for me now just sent
the mail to me ok.
And morever i want businses to contune and if you dont want pls just informe now
becouse today is the day which i surpoese been haveing my rest at home now,just becouse
i saw your that is way i am writhing you.

thanks and god beless .?
willams.

NB. Sarita You have Been Good Person to me.
Belove Friend?


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