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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: Awa Dickson <awa4dickson@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:34:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: I WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU...


 Dearest love,
How
are you today and how is everything  over there in your country and the
day, i believe you are  having a nice moment and that the atmosphere
over there in your country is very nice today? Mine is a little bit warm
over here in Dakar Senegal.
 
My name is Miss Awa Dickson, i am
(24yrs) but age doesn't matter in a real relationship, so i am
comfortable with your age, I am from Sudan in Africa, 5.6ft tall,
chocolate in complexion, very attractive, single, (never married ) and
presently i am residing here in Dakar as a result of the civil war that
was fought  in my country some years ago. My hobbies are Tennis,
Swimming, reading and homemaking
 
My late father Dr Dickson
Johnson was the managing director
of  JD.INDUSTRIES (Ltd) in Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan, my
country) before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and
killed my mother and my father in cold blood.
 
It was only me
that is alive now and I managed to make my way to a near by country
SENEGAL where i am leaving now as a refugee under a Reverend father's
care and i am using his computer to send these message to you.
 
I
would like to know more about you.Your likes and dislikes, your hobbies
and what you are doing presently. I will tell you more about myself in
my next mail. Attached here is my picture.
Yours forever,
Kissssss
Awa





















































































































 
































































































































































































































































































































 



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