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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: Anita Abdalla <anitaabdalla2014@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:57:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hi Dear,


Hi Dear,









































































































































































































































































































































































































































How are you today? I hope you are fine!I feel like
making friends with you via this medium. My name is Anita Abdalla ,I am
single and 22 years of age.It will be my pleasure to know you and
cultivate a healthy friendship with you.My interest,centers in making
new friends,traveling,swimming and making people happy..




















































































































































































































 




















































































































































































































I ran
into your mail Id while browsing this morning,thereafter I decided to
mail you so that we can develop a relationship that is tied to
trust,mutual understanding and love.









































































































































































































































































































































































































































I will send part of my
details including my photos to you in my next mail.However,My reasons
for saying that I need a relationship with you that is  based on trust
and understanding will be made known to you as soon as you indicate a
good interest to parley with me.




















































































































































































































 




















































































































































































































I await your response..









































































































































































































































































































































































































































Yours
Sincerely,









































































































































































































































































































































































































































Anita

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