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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: nadine kona soroo <nadinekoaasoro@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:40:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello my dearest Friend in mind, how are you?


Hello my dearest Friend in mind, how are
you?
How are you today and your work with hope
all is well?
Praise the day. I am very happy to meet
you today I know this mail will find you in good health and also surprised, but
I believe God has his own way to bring people together considering the fact, we
have not know each other in person or even have seeing before, forgive my
indignation if this mail comes to you as a surprise and may offend your
personality for contacting you without your prior of consent, my name is Nadine
Konan Soro, it's my pleasure to contact you today for a serious relationship, I
saw your profile today from your Country data base dueling my browsing in the
Internet I become interested in you, 
 
I would like us to know ourselves more
better I believe we can become a good Friend I like you for being my friend and
I also seek advice from you that will help me, My dear, please write back to me
so I'll tell you more about myself also send you my picture, Please do not let
a humble heart that is lonely and looking for your reply, because friendship is
a foundation to build other relatives, Remember that religion does not matter
what matter is understanding and sincere matters a lot in life, I believe it's
a day human beings use to know each other let makes the world a global village,
I will be expecting to hear from you, I wish you the best of 2013 and
prosperity,
 
Hopping to hear from you soonest has a
nice weekend and remains blessed,
Yours sincere Friend Nadine,

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