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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: "Clara" <info@INQUIRY.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:20:43 +0300
Subject: I am writing this letter to invite you to an online dating website, with a difference.


Hello friend,
I am writing this letter to invite you to an online dating website, with a difference. This site is different because of its approach in the business, based on member safety and the unique stress on family values and matrimony prospects.
I am Clara from St. Petersburg, Russia. I am in search for my Mr. Humble, Mr. Dependable and Mr. Handsome. Yeah, 3 in one, that is what I want. Our Russian men are generally lacking gentle and soft-spoken nature. They are more rough and arrogant. Many like it, but there are enough Russian ladies who yearn for a gentle yet courageous, humble yet dependable and loving man in their life. And I am among them.
This is where the option of online dating came handy and through this premium online dating website I could meet a lot of nice men who were more or less close to my taste. Even though I haven’t yet found my true love, I am sure I will find it soon. But at the same time I won a lot of friends here, with whom I converse regularly.
Do you think you are such a person then you should join this site and meet me. I would urge you to not waste time on the other useless websites and just click here to change your future!!!

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