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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: Benedita Buba <benedita24buba@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: miss_buba24@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:56:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: FROM BENEDITA BUBA.


HELLO,

I AM MISS. BENEDITA BUBA,

AS I WAS STRONGLY SEARCH OF A GOOD FRIEND WHO UNDERSTANDS THE MEANING OF LOVE AS TRUST AND FAITH IN EACH OTHER I SEE YOUR PROFLIE AND I DECIDED TO STOP ON IT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AM INTRESTED I DID NOT BELIVE IN A LOVELY FRIEND WHO SEES LOVE AS ONLY A WAY OF FUN BUT A MATURE FRIEND WITH NICE VISSION OF WHAT THE WORLD IS ALL ABOUT. AND AFTER READING YOUR PROFILE I TOOK INTEREST IN YOU SO REPLY TRUE MY EMAIL:

SINCERELY,
BENEDITA


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