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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.  
 -  This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams. 
 
Fraud email example:
From: "Capri Hinton" <tagged@taggedmail.com> 
Reply-To: "Capri Hinton" <info@hi5.com> 
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:43:03 -0100 
Subject: Ron Paul 2012!! 
 
 
BABE... i guess your not getting any of my email huh? ive been 
tryign to email u so many times but this dam laptop is such a piece of 
garbage and keeps freezing.. anyways how u been? In case u dont know 
who this is its ME CAPRI.. we used to chat a bit on facebook and then 
I think u deleted me :( haha.. anyways guess what... I got 2 things to 
tell u.. both good news.. 1) im single now.. yup me and my bf broke up 
about 3 months ago... and 2) guess where im moving? RIGHT EFFING NEAR 
U.. lol... ur actually the only person im gonna know there.. well 3 
cousins too but i cant chill with them lol..I remember when we chatted 
u told me u thought i was cute and u wanted to chill so now we finally 
can HAHA! im kinda scared to move.. im hoping this email addy is still 
the one you use and u can chat with me ebfore i get there.. maybe even 
help me move my shit in...are u still on facebook? i cudnt find ui was 
soo confused...anyways im gonna need someone to show me the town and 
take me out so u better be around bebe...we only chatted a couple 
times but i remember thinking to myself i wanted to get ot know u 
better when i was single..a nd i thoguth u were cute too but cudnt 
tell u cause i wasnt single lol...ok so more info about me.. well im 
23.. virgo.. love the outdoors and love to socialize, go out for 
drinks, restaurants, movies etc.. travel.. i have a lil kitty named 
BOO and i luv her to death... uhhh oh im a super horny gurl too but 
every gurl is they just wont admit it. so ilove watching p0rn and all 
that.. love sex etc blah blah blah...who doesnt..I really hope we get 
a chance to chat for a bit either online or on the fone before i get 
there enxt week.. i hope u remmeber me and still wanna chill and arent 
married yet lol.. OH YA also.. i need to find a job when i get there.. 
do u have any hookups or know anybody hiring? id LOVE to work in a bar 
or osmehting like that...really anythgin cause my current job is fun 
and all.. and technically i CUD keep doign it but i want a change.. i 
currently work from home and well thats cool but i need ot be out 
meeting people.. oh wait. i dont think i ever actually told u what i 
did? hmm shud i......???? ok WELLLL... and dont get all weirded out 
on me.. i work on a webcam chat community site and i get paid to chat 
with people and get naked HHAHA... BOMB right :)? I KNOW.. like i 
figure iim horny anyways why not get paid to chat with people and play 
with myself heheh...anyways i hope u dont look down on that and NO 
THATS NOT WHY IM CONTACTING U RELAX URSELF lol... i actually need help 
once i move and i remembered u live there so im reaching out....like i 
said before this computer is a complete piece of CRAP and freezes NON 
STOP.. ive tried ot send this email to u maybe 3 times already and im 
hopign this time i can hit SEND before i run into trouble lol.. 
ANYWAYS.. heres the deal....every month natalie (my boss) gives each 
of us 3 VIP codes to give out to whoever we want.. so with this code u 
can lgoin to watch me at work for free and dont have to pay like 
everyone else... the only way i can give u one of the codes (so we can 
chat) is if you absolutey DO NOT give it out to anyone else and u ONLY 
USE IT FOR URSELF... i only get 3 a month and she gets pissed if more 
than 3 people use them so DONT SHARE IT MISTER... i figured u cud 
always email me back instead but my email account doesnt even let me 
login half the time.. so the bets palce ot chat me is my chat room... 
if theres anyone else logged in when u sign in ill boot them out.. but 
remember DONT SHARE THIS PASSWORD PLEASE BABE IM BEGGING U.. I TRUST 
U... im online most of the day now to try and save money for my move.. 
also since im in such a huge debt already form my student loan :( I 
really thingk we need to chat before i get there and make sure u evern 
remember me hahha.. anyways ive rambled on and on now and ur probably 
soooo annnoyed with me so ill stop now.. im gonna go start work.. i 
really hope u come chat me. it wud make my day and releive a lot of my 
stress about the move... REALLY i mean that....anyways once i see u in 
insdie ill shoot u myc ell number and u can gimme yours.. if u dont 
wanna come chat i understand but its really the only palce to find me 
now days.. if u email me abck ill probably get it once i get there 
after my internet is setup so about 2-3 weeks fomr now.. but im hopign 
to see u in my chat room.. rmemeber its 100% free with this code im 
gonna give u.. just DONT GIVE IT OUT OR ILL KICK U IN THE BALLS 
INSTEAD OF LICK U IN THE BALLS WHEN IS EE U hahahahha...k babe im out 
for now i'm online now... chat ya soon.. kisses xoxo Capri FREE VIP BYPASS LINK 
------>> http://bit.ly/xMAhKP 
 
 
 
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