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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, 21 Nov 2013 01:01:03 GMT
Subject: I am looking for a serious partner



Dear friend ,
How are you doing today together with your job. My name is
Beatrice, i am single and never married. i need man that is
ready for serious relationship. Do you care for
relationship? if yes and want to meet me, i would love if
you can visit me here i will be more than happy it will be
possible for you , for me i must tell you that i don't
believe in writing, i believe in practical, which means i
would like us to meet one another.

I guess we would need to communicate that will help us to
find out, please send details about you so that we can get
to know each other better. If you have any interest to meet
me .I will tell you all about me and my life and if you
would like to see my picture and send picture of you
too.Please,take care and have a beautiful day.

Yours faithfully
Beatrice

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