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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: ndoris12@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 20:53:09 +0900
Subject: Hello Dear,

TTMailer Hello Dear,
I have the feeling that this piece of mail will reach you in a perfect state of mind and in a better healthy condition.I am a nice lady with good sense of humour love and caring, I found you here and picked interest in you.I wish to be in love relationship with you and may be discover ourselves as real partners I believe and also have the feeling that in todays world, neither race, nationality nor religion will any longer posse a barrier to male/female relationships.

Although, we do not know each other well but I will really like to have you as a friend or pen pal if that is better for you.I am a single lady of 25years old, currently studing international relations at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), a citizen of the United States of America residing in Los Angeles with my parents, brothers and sisters. Presently, I am doing my final year in the University and so anxcious to graduate from the University into the free world. While,

I also look forward to receiving some information concerning you. your country and even your personal life experiences.this will give us the opportunity of knowing each other better and be able to understand ourselves more. May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon so i can give you more of my full details about myself for you to know whom you are dealing with,thanks.
Doris,

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