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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: julie johnson <yuliya_400@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: julie_johnson5566@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 06:27:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HI




Szia Kedves,
A nevem Julie, a n stény. Én egy szép szeret és jól néz ki a fiatal hölgy.
Azért jöttem át az oldalt, és felvettem érdekl dés
téged. képes
lehetünk barátok? Kapcsolat vissza közvetlenül ezzel a privát e-mail cím
(julie_johnson5566@yahoo.com), hogy tudok küldeni a fényképeket én is
bemutatkozzam Önnek megfelel , legalábbis számunkra, hogy megismerjük egymást több
jobb.

Én is számítottam a gyors válasz, addig
Ne Vigyázz magadra, és szép napot
a Julie




Hello Dear,
My name is julie, a female. I am a nice loving and good looking young lady.
I came across your  page in  and I picked interest in
you. Can
we be friends? Contact me back direct with this my private email address
(julie_johnson5566@yahoo.com) so that i can send you my photos as i also
introduce myself properly to you, at least for us to know each other more
better.

I will be expecting your quick response, until then
Do take care of yourself and have a nice day
Your julie


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