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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: "PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE LOTTERY" <brunofofao@pop.com.br>
Reply-To: pchclaimsdepartme@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:09:56 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Winning Notification!!!


Dear Lucky Winner!!!

We are please to notify you that your email was selected through an
electronic email ballot system along side 3 others as a category 3 winner
in this year's weekly PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE LOTTERY 2010. You have won
and therefore been approved for a total pay out of Five Hundred Thousand
British Sterling Pounds (£500,000.00GBP) The following particulars are
attached to your lotto payment order:

winning numbers :47-14-34-85-67-32
email, ticket number: FL 754/22/76

To file your claims, fill the form below and contact your claims agent.
Mr.Paulson Walter

E-mail: pchclaimsdepartme@gmail.com
Phone ::(+44)-703-599-7581

(1)FULL NAME:........ (2)ADDRESS:...........
(3)AGE/SEX........... (4)NATIONALITY........
(5)OCCUPATION........ PHONE..............

!!!Once Again Congratulations!!!

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.SUSAN CRUZ
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR.



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