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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: "'vanelsroos' via 419trap" <419trap@biographiks.com>
Reply-To: interaction@zorpia.com
Date: 6 Jul 2015 16:56:35 -0000
Subject: Vanelsroos left you a message

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Hi 419trap,
Vanelsroos left you a private message
View Message
Other members you could meet
Khadijath
Khadijath, 27
Cotonou, Benin
 Miama
miama, 25
Cotonou, Benin
 Mathias
Mathias, 23
Cotonou, Benin
 Eric
Eric, 28
Cotonou, Benin
This email is sent to 419trap@biographiks.com on behalf of Vanelsroos Vanelsroos.
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