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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: "Denis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arous_denis@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:31:22 -0000
Subject: Hello...

Hi Dear,
How are you today hope all is OKay with you as it is my great pleasure to get in contact with you,Please i wish you have the desire with me as to get to know each other better.with much appreciation to read from you through my private email for easy communication via ( arous_denis@yahoo.com ) and to know all about each other. with details and pictures, i will be waiting to hear from you as i wish you all the best for your day. Your new friend Miss.
Arous Denis

Hallo Liebe,
Wie geht es Ihnen heute Hoffnung ist alles in Ordnung mit Ihnen, wie es mir eine große Freude, mit Ihnen in Kontakt zu treten, bitte ich wünsche dir den Wunsch mit mir haben sie einander better.with viel Anerkennung kennen zu lernen, von Ihnen zu lesen durch meine Private E-Mail für eine einfache Kommunikation über (arous_denis@yahoo.com) und alle über einander zu kennen. mit Details und Bilder, werden darauf warten, die ich von Ihnen zu hören, wie ich Sie wünschen alles Gute für den Tag. Ihr neuer Freund Fräulein.
Arous Denis

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