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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: "JRF CUSTOMER SERVICE" <guesslotto@att.net>
Reply-To: <award_payment_office@lifegate.it>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:53:11 -0700
Subject: RE: JRF GLOBAL APPROVED PAYMENT

JRF GLOBAL LOTTERY AGENT
Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-BC68
Ticket Number: 23265896-6453


Dear Sir/Madam,


JRF are honoured to inform you that you are the Lucky approved Winner in
our first ever global Free Online Lottery Program held on the 29th of October,
2010. Your e-mail address attached to TN: 23265896-6453 with serial number
SN: 37726-5545 drew lucky numbers LN: 7-14-18-31-45 Win which consequently
won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of £950,000 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling GBP ).
CONGRATULATIONS!


Note, all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 20,000 company and 30,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. This lottery was promoted and sponsored by GUESS
GLOBAL LOTTERY AGENT. Please you are advise to file for your claim through
our fiducial agent:


FULL NAME: MR. LESLAW BIDZINSKI
support@guess-lotto.com / leslaw_bidzinski@guess-lotto.com
TEL:+44 70457 47929/+44 70457 69539 FAX:+44 870 479 6992


Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 25th of November 2010.
Please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Should there be any change of address do inform our agent
ASAP. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.


Yours Sincerely,
MR PATRICK POWELL
GUESS GLOBAL LOTTERY AGENT (CO-ORDINATOR)

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