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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: "Felicia Benson" <f_withluv@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 07:44:29 -0600
Subject: Hello

How are you doing and i hope that you are fine and
doing well,thanks for the messages and it is really
nice to hear from you.my name is Felicia and i just
graduated from a nursing school.i am a decent,easy
going,intelligent,open minded and God fearing lady and
i believe in care,true love,understanding and been
there for each other,i like cooking,reading and
dancing.i am from a mixed race cos my mom background
is from bushwick avenue in brooklyn,new york usa and
my dad is from nigeria.i live with my grandma cos i
have lost my parents some years back in a car accident
and was a sad moment for me.i am seeking for a man
that we will settle down and have a happy home and
family together,care and love each other truly and
start a new life together.a man that will stand as my
love,my parents and we will always be there for there
for each other during the good and bad times.share
thoughts,feelings and opinions together.i am ready to
also relocate for my man for us to get to know
each other more better and start a new life together
and we can make that happen together with
believe,honesty,trust and understanding and that gives
us also a chance and try to make things happen for a
happy life,relationship,family and love life
together.i hope to read from you soon
love
Felicia

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