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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: Joyme <linda4mabou@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Joy4ugood@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:15:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hello from Joy!!


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(Joy4ugood@yahoo.co.uk)


Hello                                 
How are you today and how is
your health and work, i hope you are doing well, My name is Joy, i will
want us to know each other better and to be friend, and i will also
want you to send an email to my email address(Joy4ugood@yahoo.co.uk)
box, so that i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am. and i
will tell you more about me when you respond to my mail, I believe we
can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my mail box above.Joy
(Remember the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alto in life)
thanks from yours new friend
joy      

Please your have to contact me now with email box so that i
can give your my picture to know will (Joy4ugood@yahoo.co.uk)



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