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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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Fraud email example:

From: "sunny clement" <sunnyclement@gvconnects.com>
Reply-To: Re:sunnyclement@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:48:32 -0400
Subject: READ CAREFULLY PLEASE.
































Dear Love,

Re:sunnyclement@yahoo.com

READ CAREFULLY PLEASE.
 
For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential.
Forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is
of
exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be
a
great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled
with the fact that, so many miscreants have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it
extremely
difficult for genuine and
lovely people to have their way.
 
      I am Sunny Clement,I sincerely need a woman to spend the rest
of my
life with,you might see this funny but I am serious about this.Though
I
don't know you but I beleive you are the kind of woman  that will
catch
my fancy.I await your positive response.LOVE YOU.
     Please forward your response to my alternative email address
sunnyclement@yahoo.com

yours affectionately
Sunny Clement.  


































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