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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:08:48 +0100
Subject: Hello,


Hello,
Am happy to show my interest in your profile and i like your profile .My
name is Favour am a simple single girl romantic and attractive in nature.Am
so kind,caring also nice looking am really want to share our love and
happiness of life with you.I like cooking,swimming,dancing and music pls e
mail me with ( favour700@gmail.com ) so that we can get to know each other
also pls send me your picture when your e mailing me so that i will keep you
in my heart. (favour700@gmail.com )I miss you thanks and i promise to make
you a darling of my future children.Hear from you soon.
Yours in heart.
Favour.

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