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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: "Sweepstakes Online Lottery Department" <info@sweepstakes.co.uk>
Reply-To: fediciary_agent@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:32:18 +0100
Subject: Congratulations : Your Email Has Won You

Sweepstakes Online Lottery Department.
P O Box 4539.
24 Lyndhurst Road,
London NW3 5PQ,
United Kingdom.

Ref:UK/9420X2/68.
Batch:074/06/ZY369.
(Customer Services)


Dear Winner,

Congratulations Winner



This is to inform you that you have won a
prize money of (£500,000.00) Five Hundred
Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterlings for
the Month of August, 2009 from the
Sweepstakes Online International Programme
which was fully based on electronic
selection of winners using their e-mail
addresses.

You hereby have been approved a lump
sum pay of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH
POUNDS in a cash credit file with your Ref:
UK/9420X2/68. All participant were selected
through a computer balloting system drawn
form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses
all over the world. This Lottery Promotion
was Organized By Sweepstakes Online
Lottery Department.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE, Simply contact
our agent;

Contact: Dr.Darren Burke
E-mail: fediciary_agent@yahoo.com.hk
Telephone: (+44) 7045716394


For the immediate release of your funds,
you are to providethe following details
to our agent;


(1) FULL NAMES:
(2) ADDRESS:
(3) SEX:
(4) AGE:
(5) MARITAL STATUS:
(6) OCCUPATION:
(7) COUNTRY:
(8) TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(9) Next of kin:


Congratulations once again.

Regards,

Morty Cordell Bragg
Online co-ordinator.
Sweepstakes Online Lottery Department.

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