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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: tania yelly <tania_yelly00008@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:22:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: LONG RELATINSHIP AND BUSINESS



 
Hello
My name is tania yelly,i am 22yrs,single,open minded,good looking,sincere,and looking for an honest,loyal,sincere,and Godly minded person  which  i will like to go into a business relationship with .I will explain better to you if you can contact me.  or you send me your email ads so that i will be able to mail you and explain to you more as well as my picture for you to see what i looks like.
 
I will be waiting to read back from you as soon as you receive this my mail.
Thanks and God bless you.
yours.
tania.




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