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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: Rose Vaye <rosevaye@att.net>
Reply-To: rosevaye@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:31:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello
Dear,
My
name is Rose. I am eager to meet you with intention to make a good
friendship with you. "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched
hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the
spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone
else believes in him and is willing to trust him with friendship."

I am cheerful, determined, strong and good-humored. I need someone who
can stand by me and who also i can confide in. I need a good-hear-ted
person, someone who is a a good friend whom i can trust in. Remember
age,distance,color nor race has no barrier to a genuine friendship. so
if you feel the same hit me up  and i will tell you more about me with
my pics. 
Your new friend,
Rose

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