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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: "Stella. N" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stellanelson713@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 02:21:27 +0200
Subject: VIRTUAL KISS!

Hi,


I came across your email contact while i was looking up for my friend. I love the outdoors, animals, enlightening conversation and compassionate. I work in the medical field and love my Patients. I am not materialistic, I enjoy life on life'd terms. If you like to hike, fish garden and cook. Need someone to talk to and have a good conversation with. I am looking for someone who is also independent. Please be honest and trustworthy as I cannot stand someone who is fake. If you would like send me a message and let's see what happens. If this seems a good match for you, e-mail me and learn more about each other, and i will as well reply with my pictures. Tell me a little about yourself if you do decide to respond.


REPLY TO: stellanelson713@yahoo.com

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