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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: Aminata Conteh <aminataconteh@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: aminata.conteh20111@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:08:54 +0200
Subject: Hi Dear Friend


Hi Dear Friend,

I am Miss Aminata Conteh 26yrs old girl i want to contact you through
this medium that we can get to know each other better for personal
relationship, beside I have a special issue to discuss with you on a
very serious note. Hope to hear from you soon. I will send my pictures
to you and also tell you more about my self when you reply me. All I
need is your understanding and interest for more information about me.
Please Remember that distance , race, colour and age is not a barrier.
You can send me an email at (conteh_aminata@senegal-mail.net)
Take care as I wait for your response soon bye for now.

Yours truly

Miss Aminata Conteh.





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