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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: "TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <toneycole@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:19:54 +0530
Subject: congratulation

TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL AWARDS HEADQUATER
Toyota Car Awards International Promotions China,
Customer Service Department
Toyota Motor Corporations, China.
28 Tanfield Road Tiaxiu lio Beijing China
phone: 0086-0592-2230691
www.toyota.com.cn

Congratulations: Toyota Group Board of Directors officially announced your
email Was selected at random as the second place winner of a CASH PRIZE of
750,000. Great British Pounds Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand GBP. To
officially file for your Claim, Please Contact the Below Details for
Claims with your Batch no, 15247891, reference no 780592422.
Head of events: Dr. Toney Cole. Who has been appointed for your
procedures. Congratulations once again.
E-mail: toneycole@hotmail.com
Tel; +44-871-315-2348

SEND THE BELOW DETAILS TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CLAIMS:
Name of Winner:
Address:
City/State:
Nationality:
Sex:
Marital status:
Email Address:
Phone no:
Occupation:
Age:
Batch no:
Reference no:
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Deborah Cobb
{Online Co-Ordinator ©2010}

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