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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: "Geyster" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suzannegeyster@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 17:03:05 +0400
Subject: AM LOOKING FOR HONEST MAN FOR AN ASSISTANCE AND MARRIAGE

THE STORY OF MY LIFE (SECRETE OF MY LIFE )
My names are Suzanne .Geyster , i am the daughter of Nancy Mckenzie , i lost my father when i was 5 year old i never knew whom my father was then till his death i was born and raise in chicopee Massachusetts USA , I am 31 year old girl i am working under dies eon group of company .According to my mother she told me that about 25 years ago , my father deposited some luggage into one security company called Diplomatic Courier Company which is located in Ontario Canada was last week when my mother was cleaning the house and she saw one document in my late father room and this document signifying that my father deposited a luggage with one security company in Canada for very long time ago so trace the address of the security company and we contacted with name of my late father and we spoke to the security company manager and he said he check their files to see if there is a name like that on their files and they called mom back to tell they found my father name on their file list and they ask mom to come
DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT MAN AND YOU WILL SIGN THE RECEIPT OF THE PAYMENT AND CALL ME ON PHONE THAT YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVE THE LUGGAGE AND THEN I WILL BE FLYING TO DUBAI THE NEXT DAY TO MEET YOU TO THE FINAL STAGE I WILL COMPENSATE YOU WITH 20% OF THE MONEY INSIDE THE LUGGAGE BUT PLEASE DON'T DISCUS OR TELL ANY BODY THIS , ITS JUST A SECRET OF MY LIFE COS THE MONEY IS ABOUT $16.5 MILLION US
DOLLAR SO DON'T EVER TELL ANY ONE ABOUT THIS STORY I TOLD YOU , ITS A SECRET AND STORY OF MY LIFE.YAHOO EMAIL

(IF YOU DO YOU HAVE YAHOO EMAIL ADDRESS OR HOT MAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN ADD TO ME TO YOUR YAHOO MESSENGER SO THAT WE CAN CHAT WITH WEB CAM AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL I AM VERY REAL AND MY STORY IS VERY REAL SO DON'T DOUBT ME COS I AM HERE WITH FULL TRUST AND DIGNITY .(suzanne.geyster@yahoo.com.)



I am Looking lovers and friends. Somebody kind and caring. Somebody that I can talk to. A man that isn't afraid to share his feelings. Somebody who will be happy to just spend time with me. A man that will love me for who I am and not who she wants me to be. Someone who likes the simple things in life. A man that can love me as who i am .i am Caring, Faithful, Loyal, Truthful, Loving, Generous, Goals Achiever, Honest, Spiritual oriented, Future driven, Confidential, Understands the ups and downs of life, committed to relationship, Visionary, Conservative, Passionate, Romantic, sexy and loving, I am a very warm and fun loving person. I am very close to my family and friends. I enjoy all kinds of sports, I love to travel and enjoy learning about all the different cultures our world has to offer. People tell me I am a great listener, I am always interested in what someone has to say. I have a good sense of humor and enjoy giving a good laugh. I'm a good cook, I can prepare delicious meals like fried rice with
IF YOU DO YOU HAVE YAHOO EMAIL ADDRESS OR HOT MAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN ADD TO ME TO YOUR YAHOO MESSENGER SO THAT WE CAN CHAT WITH WEB CAM AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL I AM VERY REAL AND MY STORY IS VERY REAL SO DON'T DOUBT ME COS I AM HERE WITH FULL TRUST AND DIGNITY .(suzanne.geyster@yahoo.com.)

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