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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: "ritayak68@adinet.com.uy" <ritayak68@adinet.com.uy>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:17:25 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: Hello

Hola queridos,
Mi nombre es Rita Yak, visito tu perfil y yo decidimos en contacto con usted
con la esperanza de que me aceptes como tu amigo, si usted acepta mi solicitud
por favor, responda a mi dirección de correo electrónico para que yo os enviaré
mis fotos y más sobre mí, creo que podemos hacer buenos amigos, no dejes que la
distancia sea un obstáculo sino que permite conectar el amor, porque el amor es
un puente de conexión lo lejos para estar cerca
Yours Bonito
Rita.


Hello Dear,
My name is Rita Yak, i visit your profile and i decide to contact you hoping
that you will accept me as your friend,if you accept my request please reply to
my email address so that i will send you my photos and more about me,i believe
we can make good friends,let distance not be a barrier but lets love connect,
because love is a bridge connect far distance to be close
Yours Lovely
Rita.

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