419 scam: "Laura Peterson"<laural4me@katamail.com> Is me laural

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- laural4me@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Laura Peterson" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:14:26 -0000
Subject: Is me laural

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@katamail.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, öppna hjärtan flicka, jag vilja 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 nöje att vara din vän, om du inte gör något, jag hoppas att du inte kommer att ta min begäran för givet, du kan kontakta mig (laural4me@katamail.com) jag ser fram emot att höra från dig snart.
Kärlek från mig.
Laura

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