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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: "Skype Email Promo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cashiergarfield@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:23:28 -0500
Subject: Hello!

Skype Award Center
Website: www.skypepromouk.com

Authentication number:1037231II

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds (£500,000,00)
for the month of January, 2010 Prize promotion which is organized by Skype AWARDS. The Skype collects
all the email addresses of the people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to various
websites. Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the
Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall choose from one of the payment options stated below:

A] Bank Wire Transfer

For this option, winners must provide the below stated information:
(1) Bank Full Name:
(2) Bank Full Address (including State and Country):
(3) Bank Telephone Number:
(4) Bank Account Number:
(5) Name of Owner of Account:
(6) Swift Code:
(7) Charge of Transfer (C.O.T) - £650 (Must be paid before consignment transfer of funds)

B] International Certified Cheque

For this option, winners must provide the below stated
information:


(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Complete Mailing Address:
(3) A Scanned Copy of your I.D clearly showing your face. (Note that this I.D will be required to claim your parcel
when it arrives your apartment).

(4) Insurance Fee & Shipment charge of £252 (Must be paid before consignment dispatch)

All funds must be claimed no later than 5 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period
will be forfeited.

Below you will find a Processing Form, requesting your required Particulars. Please provide all requested
information to help us process your claim in good time.

SKYPE ONLINE PROCESSING FORM

AUTHENTICATION NUMBER:____________________________
FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS:
_________________________________________________CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP:
_____________________
PHONE:/FAX__________________________________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS: _________________
OCCUPATION: ________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________
NATIONALITY_________________________
PAYMENT OPTION: [A]_________________ / [B]_______________

Forms Should be returned to your claim agent with details
below

Agent Philip Garfield
cashiergarfield@aol.com
Tel: +44 7035939320

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN

Yours in service
Irene Malone
Website: www.skypepromouk.com
(Lottery Coordinator)

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