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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: "murrey1doris@yahoo.co.uk" <murrey1doris@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:46:20 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HELLO,


HELLO,












My name is doris,i saw your profile today on (bikermatchmaking.com)
and it interest me more in writing you,i will also like to know you 
more,and i want you to send a direct email to my email address so i can
give you my picture for you to know whom i am and my extend of interest
in you.Here is my email address murrey1doris@yahoo.co.uk) I believe we
can have a good relationship from here so please  pity me handsome and
write me on my mail id I am waiting.Remember good relationship goes
beyond distance and color,honest,emotions,carer and kind that lead both
lovers to fly highly on the wings of happiness, and in all true love is
all we need in life to be happy.please contact me back with this email
address here (murrey1doris@yahoo.co.uk)please don't write me on the site
.Thanks a lot for your kind attention doris



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