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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: "Michela Peterson" <michelapetersn1986@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:43:20 -0000
Subject: Is me Michela

Hallo Süße,

Mein Name ist Michela, ich bin 25yrs alt, ich bin ein freier minded, offenherzige Mädchen bin, ich will das Leben so einfach wie ich konnte nehmen möchten, ich bin einer der wenigen, die immer noch glaubt, in Freundschaft, Liebe, Vertrauen und Zeichen , bin sehr Einzel-und bereit zu mischen. wurde durch die Internet-Surfen und stieß auf Ihre Kontaktdaten, wird es meine aufrichtige Freude, dein Freund zu sein, wenn es Ihnen nichts ausmacht zu sein, ich hoffe, Sie werden nicht meine Anfrage für selbstverständlich halten, fühlen Sie sich frei, um mich durch (michelapetersn1986 @ ymail per E-Mail. com), werde ich es begrüßen, wenn Sie senden mir ein paar Bilder auf meiner privaten E-Mail-Adresse, ich freue mich, von Ihnen zu hören bald.

Michela.

Hello sweetie,

My name is Michela, i am 25yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted girl, i like to take life as easy as i could, i'm one of the few that still believes in friendship, love, trust and signs, am very much single and ready to mingle. was browsing through the internet and came across your contact,it will be my sincere pleasure to be your friend if you don't mind, i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel free to email me through (michelapetersn1986@ymail.com),i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my private email address, i look forward to hear from you soon.

Michela.

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