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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: simamoraevasoraya444@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:52:49 -0600
Subject: Re. Important.

I am Mrs. Eva Soraya Simamora, I am an ACCOUNTS OFFICER with the Bank Central Asia, Indonesia. I have a business proposal worth of Ten Million and Two Hundred Thousand Dollars for you and I want you to be my partner in this business and also assist me to invest in a profitable business in your country. If you are interested, please do get back to me immediately on my private email: simamoraevasoraya444@gmail.com

Warm Regards
Eva Soraya Simamora

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