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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: amina mohammad <aminamohammad10@live.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 05:53:02 +0000
Subject: aminamohammad10@live.com




I love what you place here at(www.joewein.net)and i find out that youre the type my heart love, i believe whatever our heart deseverd, it surely be given, I believe in good zeal of being in love with some one who knows what is love and believe in reality of it, i know youre out there for me and here waiting for you, let walk it out and give what our heart deserved, that is reason they said love is like wind but we cant see it but we can receive it, no metter the distance and one pluse one is equal to one in human bilogical term, can we give what our heart desired. I hope to hear and recieved your response. when posting your reply, reply it to my private mail address, (aminamohammad10@live.com) so i will send my picture to you so you will see whom I am. I am waiting the love from you. hanks, Yours faithfully.
Miss amina.


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