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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: "Alexandra" <info@INQUIRY.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:29:52 +0300
Subject: I am Alexandra, blue eyed girl from Russia.


Hi there,
Please don’t jump into the conclusion that I am yet another spamster who wants to invite you to yet another dating agency or may be into some fraudulent activity. But I rather want to invite you to this premium dating agency where I and hundreds and thousands of beautiful ladies from Russia and other neighboring countries have enlisted in search of their future love. And when I say true love, I really mean it, because I am truly bored of all these playboys and gigolos who are in search of short term affairs and fun.
From my early teenage to the present day I always believed in true love and a partner for whole life. I am Alexandra or Sasha in short; a young, timid yet well accomplished, blue eyed girl from Russia. I am from the city of Ivanovo, which is also known as the city of brides.
Want to tell you straightaway that I am not in search of sponsors and neither do I want to be one. I want to find someone matching my tastes and views, who can melt my heart on the first date itself with his character, looks and intelligence.
I want you to meet me by joining this website and after you do so I sincerely hope that you will find my profile. So don’t waste time and click here!!!

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