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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: "Miss juliet," <juliet_2010@globomail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 01:01:01 -0200
Subject: Greetings & Nice to meet you,




My Dearest.

my name is miss juliet,l read your profile today and i choosed you as
the only one whom i can give my heart as far as love is concern
ensuring i bring joy and happiness into your door step.lf you are
interested in me and want to know more about me and to view my
pictures,you can contact me here (juliet_2010@globomail.com) My dear i
want you to understand that there is no age,race,colour and religion
bar when it comes to true love.only what is important is pure and
devoted relationship.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thank you Miss juliet,


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