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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: Rob <erkki.sotamaa@nbl.fi>
Reply-To: 2476879692@qq.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 02:41:34 +0300
Subject: hi beautiful

Hello beautiful,

I work for the United State military and live in New York. I have
traveled to different countries of the world during my Military
assignment. I am single and very hardworking caring man. I very much
admire your beauty, i love reading love books, i like swimming, i like
surfing on the beach, I hunting, i like walking along the beach.
I know it will sound strange to you but i will really like to know more
about you and will be happy if you email me and tell me more about
yourself, like your age, relationship status and if you're interested in
starting a very serious love relationship with me.
I await your message with a lot of love, have a beautiful day.

From an admirer,

Rob.

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