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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: POWERBALL LOTTERY <jjavorsk@iol.cz>
Reply-To: powerballresults107@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:45:07 GMT
Subject: TICKET #:0098876




THE POWERBALL LOTTERY FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT / 2008 =


We are pleased to inform you of the result of the POWERBALL LOTTERY=2C w=
hich was held on 2nd July=2E=2E2008 and results released 4th July=2E=2E=
2008=2E Your e-mail address attached to TICKET NUMBER=3A0098876=2Cwith S=
ERIAL NUMBER=3APBL099876=2CDRAW LUCKY NUMBERS=3A 9-21-17-39-23-13(20) th=
at drew a prize of =A3500=2C000 GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain=
Pounds) in the prestigious Powerball Group Sweepstakes Award 2008=2C To=
file for your claimS kindly Contact your fiduciary agent with the email=
address below=3A You are to submit to the claims agent your=3A =


FULL NAME =

ADDRESS =

TEL =

SEX =

AGE =

MARITAL STATUS =

OCCUPATION =

COUNTRY =


YOUR SECURITY FILE REFERENCE NUMBER IS UK/9420X2/68=2E(keep personal)=2E=
Remember=2C your winning must be claimed not later than(ONE MONTH OFNOTI=
FICATION)=2E =


Mr=2E Philip Hanks =

Powerball Award Team Award=2E =

Email=3A powerballresults108=40gmail=2Ecom

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