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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: sandra george <sandra_george003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:22:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU


Dearest,

Many thanks for your kind mail and I am very glad to hear from you.Well I have confided in you all my trust and I believe that you will not let me down.I am very sorry to hear that you tried to help some one and he or she disappointed you after you kindness.

Please you can trust me and I am real and geniune and I will appreciate if you could send me your phone and fax numbers to enable me forward to you all the vital documents.Also I will like you to draft an agreement that will protect both parties involved so that I will sign and you will sign also.I will send you my picture in next mail

Please feel free it is God that connected us together to achieve this mutual goal.

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Thanks,
Miss Sandra



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