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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: gift gukama <gift4guk@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:44:02 -0800
Subject: Hello


Hello My Dear,
compliment of the day i hope Ur doing fine over there,i will like to
introduce my self to you,my name is gift single never been marry, as it is
my pleasure to write you after viewing your profile which really interest
me in having communication/friendship with you if you will have the desire
with me, so that we can get to know each other better shear our feeling and
see what happened in future.i will be very happy if you can write me
through my email for easiest communication and to tell you more about me
and send you my picture,i will be waiting to hear from you thanks and have
a nice day, yours new friend.
gift. gift4guk@yahoo.com

Hello My Dear,
kohteliaisuus Päivän toivon Ur menee hyvin siellä, minä haluaisin esitellä
itseni teille, minun nimeni on lahja ainoa koskaan naimisiin, koska minulla
on ilo kirjoittaa teille nähtyään profiiliisi jotka todella kiinnostavat
minua ottaa viestinnän / ystävyys jos sinulla on halu minun kanssani, jotta
voimme oppia tuntemaan toisensa paremmin leikkaus meidän tunnetta ja katso,
mitä tapahtui future.i hyvin iloisia, jos voit kirjoittaa minulle kautta
oma sähköpostiosoite ja helpoin viestintä-ja kertoa enemmän minusta ja
lähettää teille kuvan, aion odottaa kuulla sinusta kiitos ja on mukava päivä
, sinun uusi ystävä.
Gift. gift4guk@yahoo.com~~V

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