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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: "PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY" <info@peugeot.org>
Reply-To: peugeot.p.wilson@sify.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:17:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Contact Mr Paul Wilson via Email

PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY
Peugeot Auto-mobiles headquaters, 19 Ul,
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.

PEUGEOT ONLINE CAR /CASH AWARD PRIZE NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that you are a beneficiary of 300,000.00GBP and a
brand new Peugeot 407 in the just concluded International Peugeot online
lottery. Contact Mr Paul Wilson via Email: peugeot.p.wilson@sify.com or
Telephone:+447024084829 with your secret pin code PGA00111234, your
reference number PGA: 12058006/09 and the claims requirement below:

Full Names:
Address:
Sex:
Nationality/Religion:
Marital Status:
Age:
Next Of Kin:
Occupation:
Phone/Fax:
Present Country:
__________________
Secret Pin Code:
Reference Number:
__________________

Congratulations once again!
With Best Regards
Mr. Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager.


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