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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)
Reply-To: revdrpaulallen10@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:58:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: infolotorg00013@yahoo.com





- IF YOU ARE THE CORRECT OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS THEN BE GLAD THIS DAY AS THE RESULT OF THE UK LOTTO ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS FREE-TICKET WINNING DRAWS OF 1ST JUNE, 2008 HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED AND WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WON YOU THE SWEEPSTAKES IN THE FIRST CATEGORY AND YOU ARE ENTITLED TO CLAIM THE SUM OF US$4.6MILLION. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES WAS ENTERED FOR THE ONLINE DRAW ON THIS TICKET NUMBER: APP236566301307 AND WON ON THIS LUCKY NUMBER: MX014926583. YOU ARE TO CONTACT REV. DR. PAUL ALLEN. (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS).TEL+447045770331.EMAIL-(revdrpaulallen10@gmail.com)FOR QUICK DELIVERY OF YOUR WON CHEQUE OF US$4.6M. KNOW THAT ALL WINNERS’ CHEQUE IS CERTIFIES CASHIERS AND WHEN DELIVERED AND RECEIVED BY YOU, YOU CAN CASH IT IN ANY BANK OF ANY COUNTRY. TO ENABLE REV .DR. PAUL ALLEN ASCERTAIN YOU AS THE RIGHTFUL WINNER AND RECEIVER OF THE $4.6MILLION CHEQUE, MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE BELOW LISTED INFORMATION IN YOUR CONTACT MAIL TO HIM. YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE/WORK, COMPLETE OFFICIAL NAMES, AMOUNT WON, FREE TICKET AND LUCKY NUMBERS, DATE OF DRAW, ADDRESS WHERE YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR WINNINGS CHEQUE: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT, UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION


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