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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: "Violet Okoro" <violet2@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: violet4u2@walla.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:42:46 +0200
Subject: Hello Dearest One

Hello Dearest One
Good day and how are you doing with your family? Hope fine.
Please let this message do not be a surprise to you because i got your
contact through a profiIe which speak good about you.I also write
you this mail to you with pains and tear, For your asistance.So that i can able
to continue with my studies in your country.

I was Adopted by Miss Lucy Okore,who become my mother,
as presently she is totally sick.the doctor said that,she is surffering for
diabitis
and she only has some few month to live.She is from london and she spell all her life in our country here Sierra Leone,But right now we are in the next country. Senegal dakar,the capital city. at the hospital were she take her treatment.
I am miss Violet Okoro,form Sierra Leone.But i live in Senegal dakar, i 'm 25
yrs old.
Nevetheless,my mother as spend so much money up to TEN THOUSAND US Dollars to
make sure that she can save herlife.

My mother ask me to seek for a man to marry"husband", before she we
passaway and why i 'm contacting you now is that i need a forigner man to start
up my future family with and with a reason and age which matter alot.

Because i need a man that can able to handle me like a father,
me as his daughter.
Also why i need you as a foreigner man, is that the men over here are
unserious, and the money that involved.Can easies make then to end up in
killing me, i 'm too small to handle such money here in my country.
so i'm scare's. i need someone like my advise,Aunty,Auncle Father and mother to
me.so that i can a new life,with your family.i rest in my life.you can send me
mail to my via mail( violet20020@yahoo.com )we can both chat on webcam.
Bye hope to read from you soon
best regard
Violet



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