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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: Laural Peterson <davep@acolarusso.com>
Reply-To: <laural4me@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:18:39 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear,

My name is Laura,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, you can contact me( laural4me@ymail.com ) i look forward to hear from you soon.
Love From Me.
Laura


Hej Kära,

Mitt namn är Laura, jag är 25 år gammal, jag är en fri sinnad, öppen hjärtad tjej, jag gillar att ta livet så lätt som jag kunde, jag är en av de få som fortfarande tror på vänskap, kärlek, tillit och skyltar , är mycket enkel och redo att mingla. surfade via internet och kom över din kontakt, blir det min uppriktiga glädje att vara din vän om du inte har något emot, jag hoppas att ni inte tar min begäran för givet, kan du kontakta mig (laural4me@ymail.com) jag ser fram emot att höra från dig snart.
Kärlek från mig.
Laura

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