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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 MANKA" <miss.manka@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:18:38 +0200
Subject: NEED YOUR ASSITANCE..

MY NAME IS MANKA I AM FROM WEST AFRICA I AM 24 YEARS OF AGE SINGLE LIVING ALONE IN DAKAR SENEGAL PRESENTLY,ORIGINALLY FROM LIBERIA, HOW ARE YOU DOING I HOPE THAT MY SHORT NOTE WILL REACH YOU IN GOOD HEALTH AND PROPER STATE OF MIND?WELL I CHOSED TO CONTACT BECAUSE I REALLY MUST SAY THAT I LIKE TO EXTABLISHE SOMETHING OF GREAT BENEFIT FOR BOTH OF US IN THE NEAR FUTURE,

I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER THE INTRUCTION THAT YOU WILL OFFER ME,AND YOU WILL HELP TO SUPERVICE TILL I FINISH MY EDUCATION THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I HOPE THAT MY REQUEST AND DESIRE TO KNOW YOU WILL NOT GO IN VAIN AS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR AND READ FROM YOU,I WILL SEND YOU MORE INFORMATIONS ON THE RECIEPT OF YOUR REPLY AND WILLINGNESS TO HAVE THESE WORK OUT WITH ME AND YOU.HERE IS MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADRESS MISS.MANKA@YAHOO.COM.


HAVE A NICE DAY AND MAY GOD BE WITH YOU TILL I HEAR FROM YOU BLESS DAY.


                                                  MISS MANKA   

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