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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: anitax2_2013 <anitax2_777713@libero.it>
Reply-To: anita_johnson2013@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:56:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Ciao

Ciao
Il mio nome è Anita Johnson ho visto il tuo profilo oggi, mi sono interessato,
mi piacerebbe anche sapere che il più, e voglio che tu inviare una mail al mio
indirizzo mail così posso darvi le mie foto per voi sapere che io am.Here è il
mio indirizzo email (anita_johnson2013@yahoo.com)
Io credo che possiamo passare da qui! Sono in attesa di tua mail al mio
indirizzo di posta elettronica sopra Anita
(Ricordate la distanza o il colore non importa, ma amore questioni molto nella
vita)
contattatemi qui (anita_johnson2013@yahoo.com)


Hello
My name is Anita Johnson i saw your profile today,I became interested, i will
also like to know you the more,and i want you to send an email to my email
address so i can give you my pictures for you to know whom i am.Here is my
email address (anita_johnson2013@yahoo.com)
I believe we can move from here!I am waiting for your mail to my email address
above Anita
(Remember the distance or color does not matter but love matters a lot in
life)
please contact me here (anita_johnson2013@yahoo.com)

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