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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: Dianne Yak <yak.dianne@katamail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:53:53 +0000
Subject: is me dianne



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Hello dear

I am Dianne, I am a young girl, i was wondering if we can be friends,
who knows may be it might grow in to some thing deep, i want a friend
i can share something with. seeing your email, I have the confidence
in contacting you. I know this mail will come to you as a surprise but
treat it with care, we can share photos, to know each other more. I
hope to hear from your respond soon.

Yours faithfully
Dianne Yak


Hej kära

Jag är Dianne, jag är en ung flicka, jag undrar om vi kan vara vänner,
vem vet kanske det kan växa i nåt djupt, jag vill ha en vän jag kan
dela något med. att se din e-post, jag har förtroende för att kontakta
dig. Jag vet att detta mail kommer till dig som en överraskning, men
behandla det med omsorg, kan vi dela foton, känna varandra mer. Jag
hoppas att höra från er svara snart.

Med vänlig hälsning
Dianne Yak

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