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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: "TOURE SALLIEOU" <trs1978@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: succ1983@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:12:26 +0100
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

Hello !!
Happy Xmas and new year in advance!! I am contacting you with real sense of
humanity which i hope that you will give me your favorably consideration. I
got your contact from (web-site) when am surfing through internet, that give
me an access to reach you. In which am lonely need honest and reliable
person as a friend ''Both-Sex'' My name is: Miss taoure sallieou, am
28yrs old girl from Banjul The Gambia. Presently am residing in (Refugee
camp) here in Dakar as a result of (Coup-Plot) which took place in my
Country. On 21st march 2006 early morning, the Military attacked our house
and destroyed everybody and took away my father Colonel Ndure sallieou (chief of
Defence Staff) till up date. It's only me that i believed is alive today. I
required some-one special out there to shear me up!!!. I will tell you more
about my-self in my next mail. Extend my greeting to your friends, lovers
and your family's....

Waiting to read from you soon !!!
God bless u!!
miss taoure sallieou.


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