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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: Marie Christine Vincent <tanako@net-qp.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 18:01:29 +0300
Subject: essayez de vous amuser aujourd'hui


Une opportunite unique de communication est fournie specialement pour vous.

Portail de rencontre pour une rencontre parfaite.

- La communication par webcam est disponible.

- Dans notre club: chat sexuel, publicites intimes.

- Recherche d'amis ou de partenaires dans la base de donnees.

Les utilisateurs ont acces a des questionnaires detailles, a des recherches par geolocalisation, a des commentaires sur la photo et a la possibilite de se rencontrer sans leur propre photo de profil, c'est-a-dire presque de maniere anonyme.

Dans notre communaute, il n'y a que de vrais profils de personnes!

Si vous recherchez une relation de qualite basee sur l'accompagnement, c'est ce dont vous avez besoin. Trouver l'amour.

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