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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: Anita ZIgar <x_x_x_love20@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anita.zigar@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:01:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HI



Hola,
mi nombre es anita Zigar Soy una señora joven, vi su perfil y tienen interés en que voy a darle mi imagen si la respuesta a mí, creo que podemos pasar de here.please respuesta me en mi ID de correo electrónico aquí (anita . zigar@hotmail.com) recordaron la edad a distancia o el color no importa, pero importa mucho amor en la vida, estoy esperando su respuesta.
Gracias,
anita
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Hello,
my name is anita zigar i am a young lady,i saw your profile and have interest in you i will give you my picture if you reply to me, I believe we can move from here.please reply me on my email ID here(anita.zigar@hotmail.com) remember distance age or color does not  matter but love matters a lot in life,am waiting for your reply.
Thanks,
anita





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