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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: "Beatrice Nyoun" <beatic.nyoun@gmx.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:20:33 GMT
Subject: Hello friend



Hello friend, how you been? I hope you are keeping fine
today. My name is Beatrice, I am a very cheerful person,
love having fun and very friendly, I am good looking young
girl that like traveling. I decide to write you to know if
you would be willing to share my feeling, I am looking
forward finding a serious partner with a passion for life if
you wish too, let to know more about you, I will sen you
more detail about me and etc. All I need is your
understanding and interest for more information about me.
Take care as I await for your letter soon!!.

Yours faithfully
Beatrice

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