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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: susan mohammad <susan777mohammad@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:54:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Im interested in you.


Im interested in you.How are you today,I am sorry to worry you with my Proposal for a relationship with you, but I know that you will grant my request in good  sense and understanding, My name is Miss Susan, i saw your profile today at indonessiaforum and became intrested in you,i will also like to know  more about you. i'm hoping to hear from you soon so that I can send you more details about my self Including my picture. I believe we can move from here. Bear in mind that Love has no colors barrier,religious,the only important Thing there is love.Yours Susan..............................................................
Im tertarik pada Anda.Bagaimana kabarmu hari ini, saya minta maaf perlu khawatir Anda dengan Proposal saya untuk hubungan dengan Anda, tapi aku tahu bahwa Anda akan mengabulkan permintaan saya dalam pengertian dan pemahaman yang baik, Nama saya adalah Miss Susan, saya melihat profil Anda hari ini pada indonessiaforum dan menjadi intrested di Anda, saya juga akan ingin tahu lebih banyak tentang Anda. Saya berharap untuk mendengar dari Anda segera sehingga saya dapat mengirimkan rincian lebih lanjut tentang diri saya Termasuk gambar saya. Saya percaya kita bisa bergerak dari sini. Ingatlah bahwa Cinta tak penghalang warna, agama, Hal yang hanya penting ada love.Yours Sincerely.Susan.

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