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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: "Mrs. Carla Jo Sam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimdepartment2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 14:31:54 +0530
Subject: Annoucer For Int'L T20 Cricket Online Email Promo.

Dear E-mail Owner,
You are a winner of the just concluded T20 Cricket Online Email Promo 2010 here in England. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (£500,000.00). Please this information are required for verification.
 
Provide to him with the information below:
 
Serial Number.....................TICP099876
Lucky Number......................TICP9-21-17-39-23-13(T20)
Ticket Number.....................TICP0098876
Name:.........
Address:.........
Country:...........
Age:..................
Gender:................
Occupation:..............
Phone and Fax:...............
Winning E-mail Address:.........
 
Contact Person: Dr. David Newton
Contact Email: claimdepartment2010@hotmail.com
Telephone: +44-7014-274-001
Mrs. Carla Jo Sam
 

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