There are two most popular types of scam over the Internet - Dating Scam and so-called "Nigerian Letters" .The two most frequent scammers sources - Russia (with other ex-USSR countries) and African countries.
Both types of scam have similar layouts and both are easy to identify - cheaters correspond with you, write kind and affectionate letters and finally beg you for money. Simple as that. They will need money for dying aunty, porrly child, visa arrangements, ticket to fly to you, pay for Internet, have an urgent surgery, help to transfer millions of dollars to your bank but unfortunately donot have a few thousands dollars to pay for the transfer etc. Professional scammers deal with hundreds of good people and make really good money.
Here are a few golden rules which will stop you from becoming a victim:
RULE 1 (how to identify scam): If you get a letter from an African country and you see any mention of huge money amounts proposed to you � this is scam; if you get a letter from a official relative � this is scam; if you got a letter proposing your money for some kind of service from a person that you don�t even know � this is scam; if your pen pal asks you to send a certain amount of money for visa, bribe, surgery, etc. after a few tender letters � this is scam. They are very creative but as a rule of thumb if anybody asks you for money it is a SCAM.
RULE 2 (how to avoid scam): Very simple! DON�T SEND MONEY to anyone until you met her or him in person. Of donot fly all the way to nigeria or russia to meet them as you will most likely get rob on arrival.
RULE 3 Let us know by sending us an email to the support team and inform the police.

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