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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Tatyana" <info@LAX.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:18:26 +0300
Subject: How does it feel to be a loved one? I wish to feel it someday.


Hello there,
How does it feel to be a loved one? I wish to feel it someday.
I am Tatyana, an educated middle class girl from, Bryansk, Russia. I am a doctor and earn for a decent living. I am very hard working and honest to my profession, which indirectly implies that I don’t have much free time.
So this has given rise to problems in my personal life. Lack of free time has deprived me of the chances of finding my love and life partner which many professionals might share with me. So I want to tell straightaway that I am in search of my life partner.
If you ask why online dating then the answer is that it is the only option left for me. Moreover I was always fascinated by foreign countries, their culture and languages. I always had a dream of meeting a perfect foreigner just like in films. The best way to find a foreigner to date with is at an online dating site.
During my search of a perfect online dating site, I came across this website, where thousands of young women like me had registered and found the love of their life. If you are a single and you also want to get loved and live together with a fine woman in harmony and love, then please join this site and try to find me. I will be more than happy to converse with you and get to know each other. Click here!!!

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