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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: Halima Mohammed <halima_7070@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:03:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello Dear One,



Hello Dear One,
How are you,how is life and your health?,I hope that everything is well with you.i am Sorry to worry you with my proposal to start a relationship with you,but I know that my request will be granted in a good and understanding way,my name is Miss halima,i saw  your profile today at http://www.expatriates.com/ and became interested in you,also i will like to know more about you.I'm waiting to hear from you soon so that i will send more details about my self Including my picture to you.I think we can move from here.Bear in mind that Love has no color barrier,no educational back ground barrier,no socioeconomic barrier, religious,language,nationality or distance barrier.but the only important thing is love,truth,caring,honesty and understanding.
Sincerely
halima

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