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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: "Heineken International Anual Promotion" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <heinekenfinance.managers@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:26:56 -0800
Subject: Dear: Winner



Heineken International Promotion
Anthonie Van Dijckerweg,11077
Me Amsterdam,Netherlands.

Dear:Winner,

This is to notify you that you have been chosen as one of the
lucky winners selected worldwide to receive sum of ($2,000,000.00 USD)
in the Heineken International Online E-mail Promotion.

The Online Promotion was based on random selection exercises of
database of E-mail addresses on internet websites worldwide and the
Globe divided into Zones. No tickets were sold but all E-mail addresses
were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation,and your
E-mail ID credited to Ref No: HIP/56B-672GH/L and winning No:
11.28.48.34.44.14 won you the prize.

You are hereby informed that yours falls to our African Zone,hence you
are to be paid by our African Zonal Centre.

For claims,you are to directly contact our assigned Finance Manager in
our African Zonal Payment Centre via email,including the below form.
==================================
FINANCE MANAGER:
NAME: MR. JIM ODIMEGWU
E-mail: heinekenfinance.managers@gmail.com
===================================

1.Full Name:_______
3.Sex:_____________
2.Address:_________
4.Marital Status:_________
5.Age:_________
6.Occupation:_________
7.Nationality:_________
8.Telephone.No:_________
9.Your Ref No:/winning No:_______

On behalf of the Lottery Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Mr. Sar Snijder
Lottery Coodinator.

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