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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:53:24 +0200
Subject:
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Congratulations!!!_Your_E-mail_ID_Has_won_A_Lottery_Prize_Of_450,
000.00_GBP?=









Welcome! You're in.
(Are You Ready To Claim?)




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(and benefit).

We are happy to inform you that you have won a
prize money of Four Hundred And Fifty Thousand British Pounds (£450,000.00) for the month of OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO!. girl


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That's all for now. So To Begin Your Claims, you are required to forward him with the following details:

1.Full Name:
2.Country Of Origin:
3.Present Address:
4.Sex /Date of Birth/ Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Telephone Number:
7.Fax Number(If Any):
8.Marital Status:

Kindly Contact The Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize to Dr. Mark Anderson at his e-mail address stated below.

E-Mail: dr.markoffice@gmail.com
agentmark@mail2me.com
Phone Number: +44-702-401-8442

Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.

Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headquarters In England And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.

Your Information
Dream number...Lwh 8892428
Ticket/Lotto number...Lwh 27 522 465 896 6453,
Lotto number...Lwh 03 19 31 32 36 40 43
Serial number...Lwh 3/772/554
Category...2nd


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