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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: Harrieta Saybana <harrietasaybana07@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: harrietsaybana1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:25:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello



Dearest,

My name is miss Harrieta Saybana,the only daughter of former senate president of Liberia.Please permit me to contact you through this medium.I am seeking for trustworthy person who will help me to invest
in oversea in a profitable business,somone who will not betray me at last.And i want to finish my education,i promise to create a good relatioship with the person and i am single never married.

If you are interested kindly write back to me and i will like to know more about your business or work,family and your background.I will educate you more latter on as we proceed.I will appreciate your prompt reply to me,please i need your trust and understanding,I will send you my picture and more about me.
Yours Sincerely,
Harrieta.


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