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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: "Emmanuel AKUMAYE" <emmakumaye@gmail.com>
Date: 25 May 2007 11:55:18 -0000
Subject: Postcard From Emmanuel AKUMAYE

Dear Friend,

Emmanuel AKUMAYE has sent you a virtual greeting card
>from AAAPostcards.com, the fastest growing
free greeting card site on the Net.

To view your greeting card, choose from the
following options the one which works best for you.

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Option 1
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Just click on the following Internet address or
copy & paste it into your browsers address bar.

http://www.aaapostcards.com/pickup.phtml?id=1689505964

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Option 2
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Copy & paste your card id number in the view card box at
http://www.aaapostcards.com/index.phtml

Your unique card id is:
1689505964

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Option 3
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Click on the link below to view your card. This is the
suggested method for AOL users.

<a href="http://www.aaapostcards.com/pickup.phtml?id=1689505964"> http://www.aaapostcards.com/pickup.phtml?id=1689505964 </a>


If you have any questions contact us at
mailto:support@aaapostcards.com

Regards,
Cardmaster,
AAAPostcards.com
http://www.aaapostcards.com

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