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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: "South Africa Lottery Board" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimdept2010@live.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:00:13 +0200
Subject: South Africa FIFA 2010 World Cup Organizing Lottery Promotion

South Africa FIFA 2010 World Cup Organizing Lottery Promotion

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Ticket No: 7YZ206
Ballot No: BT120A

Dear Lucky Winner,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of One Million United States Dollars [US$1, 000,000.00]. This is in line with our promotion for the world-cup come 2010. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system from a database of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This promotion is sponsored by the Federation International Football Association [FIFA] and approved, licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).

To file for your claim, please contact our Claiming Agent immediately.
Name: Mr. Desmond Dube
Tel: +27731049023
Email: claimdept2010@live.com
Email: claimdept2010@hotmail.com

Please provide the following details for processing of your claim.
VERIFICATION FORM
1, Names in full:
2, Country of Residence:
3, Nationality:
4, Residential Address:
5, Date of Birth/Age:
6, Marital Status/Sex:
7, Mobile No:
8, Occupation /Company:
9, Amount Won:
10, Email address:
11, Ticket No:
12, Ballot No:

South Africa FIFA 2010 World Cup Organizing Lottery Promotion Board.

MRS ANGELA C. ELVIS
ZONAL CORDINATOR



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