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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: Miss Ales Dasha <johnmorgan2060@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aleksandardacha@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:06:25 +0100
Subject: From Your lovely Baby Alex Dasha

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Dear Friend

I hope you favored my picture and also don't really mind getting this
letter. I am a gal who's seeking a man to eventually create a
household with. I'm sick and tired of deception and betrayals to be
honest. Therefore in case if you are attracted, let's get acquainted
with each other, then we can potentially go for phone calls, see
exactly where it goes.

And now i would like to know few things about your life interests and
what specifically would you like to find out about me, because I
really have no idea where i should begin, so much to talk about.
Although i am going to bring up a little anyways.

I'm from Russia and was born here too. I really like journeying quite
a lot and I am actually thirty two yrs at the moment. Really want
somebody older compared to me, I reckon that older gents are
definitely more caring as well as responsible.

Where you reside and what is your age? I'll be grateful to get a photo
of you to see the way you really look like, that way I am going to
fully understand your real intentions knowing that you don't have
anything to hide. As soon as you reply i will send you my pictures.

Looking to collect an email from you soon). Your Foreign Alex Dahsa.

Alex Dasha

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