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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: ".FRANK- FRICKY DAVIDS" <franky_fricky@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:50:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: LOVE IS MY RELIGION


Hello VICTIMNAME,
Compliments of the day to you ,i hope and believe you got the mails i wrote to you .why you silent to me? is that how to show the young ones love?remember you said in your song that your LOVE IS YOUR RELIGION even if i have contacted you first in a rude way or i have done something too bad to you why cant you just say a word to me.
Well am still alive waiting for the liberation day in my life ,a day i will achieve my aim in life.
Give the youths them a helping hand.
Think twice big brother.
FRANK.


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