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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: Grace Diane <gracediane54@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: gracediane2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:40:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: hello,


gracediane2@yahoo.com



















hello,









My name is grace I am a beautiful young girl with full of love









Well, I saw your profile today in this site .com









please i will like you to contact me through my email









(gracediane2@yahoo.com)









At the same time, I will show my picture and send me your photo









Miss grace









yours









 i have important  thing to tell you









         send me an private e-mail here









here mailbox(gracediane2@yahoo.com)









--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------









gracediane2@yahoo.com


bonjour,
Mon nom est
la grâce que je suis une belle jeune fille avec plein d'amour
Eh bien, j'ai vu votre profil aujourd'hui dans
ce site. Com
S'il vous plaît, je veux que vous me contacter via mon
email
(gracediane2@yahoo.com)
Dans le même temps, je vais montrer
ma photo et envoyez-moi
votre photo
miss Grace

vôtre
  J'ai chose importante à vous dire
         









envoyez moi un e-mail privée
ici
ici, boîte aux lettres (gracediane2@yahoo.com)










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