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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: "Over Sea" <oversea2015@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:38:27 +0000
Subject: HAPPY TO MEET YOU FROM JUDITH

Hello Dear , good evening to you and Compliment of the season. my name is
Judith female medical
student from Democractic Republic of Congo .
6. I am 5'10, 155pds(athletic build), dark brown skin, dark brown
eyes, long hair, nice smile, and very cute. . I am a single honest girl
with good qualities.I do not smoke or drink.
I am gentle, kind, considerate, generous, attentive, affectionate and very
romantic.
I am faithful, trusting, truthful and diligent
I am in search of a friend over there who is real, honest, faithful,
trustworthy and with good values and can help me with open heart. she is
always a woman, tender, kind, affectionate, attentive, and
considerate.
friend with honest, gentle, faithful, and compassionate. I was browsing
profiles here looking for the one that care when I notice you may be
the one rightful loving person I'm looking for and will be glad to talk to
you in details about myself and my fund clearance which i want to invest in
over there and need to talk with you

contact me on phone for us to discuss something very important
before i come over 00229-97689290

email me at

onelover_best@yahoo.fr


That's my contact information so you can write me for me to send my
photos and let me have your email address too for us to open
communication to know ourself as i want to relocate to your area for my
living.
I'm truly interested in getting to know you as am relocating to your
area soonest and your profile makes me feel free to contact you after seeing
it
and i
will be very glad and happy to hear from you by email given and phone
me as well to enable us discuss since i want to invest over there and i need
your kind help and understanding since i have never been there for the first
time; i wait for your reponse for us to commence and know each other well
attach is my photo for you to know me and want to see yours too
love and adore
love and adore from judy


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