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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: koteswar@hathway.com
Reply-To: toyotaclaimsdept160@live.com
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:37:13 +0500
Subject: TOYOTA CAR PROMOTIONS



THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
TOYOTA CAR PROMOTIONS
118 Fortune Green Road,
West Hampstead,
London, NW6 1DH

PRIZE...AWARD

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of
£300,000.00 ( Threee Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)and a brand new Toyota car (Toyota Prius)
International programs held in 2009 in the London UK.

You can view our website to view your car
(<http://www.toyota.com/prius/


NEW TOYOTA CAR:......................Year 2007 Model
COLOUR OF CAR:.......................Light Blue Colour
MODEL:...............................Prius Hybrid car
MANUAL ENGINE TYPE:.........................1973cc 4-cylinder
NUMBER OF DOORS........................4
TRANSMISSIONS:.....................Five-speed manual
FUEL:................................29.1mpg

How ever, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerised email

selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email
addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.

This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed
by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This
lottery is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitise the public.

To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

Mr WHITE BENSON
PHONE NUM,+447010032265
Email:toyotaclaimsdept160@live.com

Contact him by please providing him with your secret pin code x7pwyz2005
and your Reference Number BMW:2551256003/23.You are also advised to
provide him with the under listed informations as soon as possible


CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
1. Name in full
2. Address(not p.o box)
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Sex
6. Occupation
7. Phone/Fax
8. Present state/Country

If you do not contact your claims agent within 14 working days of this notification,your winnings would be
revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent
claim(IMPORTANT)pending the transfer/claim by Winner.

Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards
Mr,Micheal OWen
Lottery Manager


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