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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Nancy William <nancy_william88@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:55:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From your new friend Nancy.
Hello dear,
How are you today hope everything is well with you, as my name is nancy
is my pleasure to contact you after viewing your profile which really
interest me in having communication with you, so if you have the desire
with me we can get to know each other better and see what will happen in
the future. I will be very happy if you can write me back on my email
for easier communication and to know more about each other. I will send
you my picture and tell you more about me when I receive your response.
I'll be waiting to hear from you and I wish you all the best for your
day . Take care of yourself.
Your new friend
Nancy
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