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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: Michela Peterson <atencionalcliente@credimas.com.sv>
Reply-To: michelapeterson@foxmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:39:54 -0600
Subject: Hello dear



Hello dear,
My name is Michela, i am 26yrs old, i'm a free minded,open hearted girl, i like to take life as easy as i could,one of the few that still believes in friendship,love, trust and signs, am very much single and ready to mingle. was browsing through your page and will like to be your friend if you don't mind, i hope you will not take my request for granted,feel free to email me,i will appreciate it if you can send me some pics to my private email address, i look forward to hear back from you.
Hei rakas,
Nimeni on Michela, olen 26yrs vanha, olen vapaa ajattelevia, avoin sydämestä tyttö, haluan ottaa elämän niin helppoa kuin pystyin, yksi harvoista, joka edelleen uskoo ystävyys, rakkaus, luottamus ja merkkejä, olen hyvin paljon yhden ja valmis seurustella. oli selaat sivun ja haluan olla ystäväsi, jos et mielessä, toivon ette ota pyyntöni itsestäänselvyytenä, ota yhteyttä sähköpostitse minulle, aion kiitollinen, jos voit lähettää minulle joitakin kuvia minun yksityinen sähköpostiosoite, odotan kuulla takaisin sinulle.

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