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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: "Geyster" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suzannegeyster@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 04:12:34 -0700
Subject: I AM LOOKING FOR SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND ASSISTANCE FOR OUR BENEFIT

THE STORY OF MY LIFE (SECRETE OF MY LIFE )
My names are Suzanne .Geyster , i am the daughter of Nancy Mckenzie , i lost my father when i was 5 year old i never knew whom my father was then till his death i was born and raise in chicopee massachusetts USA , I am 31 year old girl i am working under dieseon group of company .According to my mother she told me that about 25 years ago , my father deposited some luggage into one security company called Diplomatic Courier Company which is located in ontario canada and i have contacted the security company to move the luggage to dubai for security purpose and meanwhile no body knows what is inside the luggage both company they dont know what inside the luggage , its only me , my mother and you that knows what is inside the luggage , and let me tell you this its secret of my life , its money inside this luggage which is about $16.5million us dollar how did we know all this ? According to my mother she had some documents signifying that my late father really deposited t!
his luggage and i have contacted t
Diplomatic Courier services Company Contact Address

suzannegeyster@ymail.com add me

Diplomatic Courier Service Quebec Inc,
Medicus
1667 Ch De Chambly
Longueuil, QC J4J 3X7, Canada
Phone: (614) 882-2870

I am Looking lovers and friends. Somebody kind and caring. Somebody that I can talk to. A man that isn't afraid to share his feelings. Somebody who will be happy to just spend time with me. A man that will love me for who I am and not who she wants me to be. Someone who likes the simple things in life. A man that can love me as who i am .i am Caring, Faithful, Loyal, Truthful, Loving, Generous, Goals Achiever, Honest, Spiritual oriented, Future driven, Confidential, Understands the ups and downs of life, committed to relationship, Visionary, Conservative, Passionate, Romantic, sexy and loving, I am a very warm and fun loving person. I am very close to my family and friends. I enjoy all kinds of sports, I love to travel and enjoy learning about all the different cultures our world has to offer. People tell me I am a great listener, I am always interested in what someone has to say. I have a good sense of humor and enjoy giving a good laugh. I'm a good cook, I can prepare del!
icious meals like fried rice with
IF YOU DO YOU HAVE YAHOO EMAIL ADDRESS OR HOTMAIL ADRESS YOU CAN ADD TO ME TO YOUR YAHOO MESSENGER SO THAT WE CAN CHAT WITH WEBCAM AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL .(suzannegeyster@ymail.com Or Call me On 413-888-2877 )

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