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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: Amelia Gohourou <ameliagohourou5@zipmail.com.br>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 19:21:06 -0300
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Ol=C3=A1_=2E=2E=2C?=

Olá ..,
Como você está?
Meu nome é Amelia. Eu sou uma mulher que me deparo com o seu perfil aqui e eu gostaria de adicioná-lo como meu amigo e para estabelecer uma relação duradoura com você.Você pode me encontrar no meu e-mail id. por favor Se você estiver interessado em saber mais sobre mim OK? para que eu possa lhe enviar minha foto e dizer mais sobre mim. Eu estarei esperando para ouvir de você com amor,

Seu Lovely,
Amelia.
............................. ...........................................................
Hello ..,
How are you?
My name is Amelia. I am a female I come across your profile here, and I would like to add you as my friend and to establish a long lasting relationship with you.You can meet me at my email id. please If you are interested in knowing more about me OK? so I can send you my picture and tell you more about me. I'll be waiting to hear from you with love,

Yours Lovely,
Amelia.
 

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