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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" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 23:11:53 -0000
Subject: Hello Dearr

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


Witam drodzy

Jestem Dianne, jestem mloda dziewczyne, zastanawialem sie, czy mozemy byc przyjaciólmi, kto wie, moze to moze rosnac w celu glebokiego niektóre rzeczy, chce znajomego moge podzielic sie czyms z. widzac swój adres e-mail, mam zaufanie do kontaktu z Toba. Wiem, ze to poczta przyjdzie do was jako niespodzianka, ale traktowac je ostroznie, mozemy udostepniac zdjecia, poznac siebie nawzajem. Mam nadzieje uslyszec od reaguja szybko.

Z powazaniem
Dianne Yak

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