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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: "mohammed ceesay" <moceesay@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:38:50 +0000
Subject: hello

have you seen this?http://mailfreepostcards.com/show.exe hello you all,
long time no commnication , whats going on? any problem.
How is life going down there in hololand.
How is the weather? i know the answner wiill be cold..
well here the sun is shining everyday, lucky Gambia.
i hope this letter will find you in good condition
greetings to you all and hope to hear from you.I think i good to remeber
friends, still nice to be nice.
with best regards
from
Max Dont forget to see http://mailfreepostcards.com/show.exe !

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