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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: "Julinda" <jully@embalajasfontanet.com>
Reply-To: stellan4real@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 14:32:02 +0300
Subject: Re: Greetings From Julinda.

Hi dear,


I'm Julinda, and hope this email finds you well. Please pardon me my
impulsiveness, I do not mean to bother you.

I stumbled across your email contact on google search, while i was looking
up for my school girlfriend. I have a curious mind, a ready laugh and I
enjoy a good conversation, be it earnest or light-hearted, or a bit of
both.

My life involves friends and family, music and theatre, good quality
movies and TV, ideas and issues, walks and the occasional glass of decent
wine. Silly fun and sensuality are in shorter supply than I'd like.

My job brings me into contact with people from different countries and I
also explore other cultures. My friends find me engaging, supportive,
tolerant and a good communicator - things I appreciate in others too. I
can survive without a friendship or relationship, but it would be lovely
to make a deep connection with someone.

Everyone needs someone to talk to and have a good conversation with so if
this appeals to you and you would like to learn more about me and see what
happens, then e-mail me back through my email address;
stellan4real@yahoo.com




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