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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: "Carl Jones." <int_prom2011@live.co.za>
Reply-To: <woolwich.bsj@live.co.za>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:00:09 -0800
Subject: Congratulations Lucky Winner. Call This Number For Your Winning: +447024038332.

Lucky Winner,
 
U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED TO PAY YOU PART PAYMENT VALUED £350,000.00 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds) FOR 2011 FUND APPROVAL. The British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, LONDON & SPAIN ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable approval order with your Release Code: GNC/3650/1/2011 in your favor for your Euro million Winning lottery Payment With UNITED NATIONS, to your address.
 
Now your new Payment, United nations Approval No; NG567P, White House Approved No: WH5CV, Reference No.-30295, Allocation No: 3426 Password No: 7644, Pin Code No: k875 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 875, Released Code No: 059; Immediate Wool-Wich Telex confirmation No: -8575; Secret Code No: XXTN554,
Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.
 
As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR. SWAN JAMES, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE WOOL-WICH BANK, LONDON & SPAIN, with the help of monitory team from the WOOL-WICH OF NEW YORK which is our correspondent bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nations, has look up to make sure you receive your Fund. So contact: MR. SWAN JAMES on his contact information, Direct Email: woolwich.bsj@blumail.org for immediate release of your Euro million Winning lottery claim be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, you are required to fill the information below and send for your ATM CARD.
 
FULL NAME______________________________________
FULL ADDRESS___________________________________
AMOUNT APPLIED FOR_____________________________
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION_________________________________
PURPOSE OF PAYMENT______________________________
OCCUPATION________________________________
SEX__________________________________________
AGE________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER_________________FAX NUMBER___________
DATE_____________________
Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With WOOL-WICH Is "643", You Are Advice To Send Your Full Details as requested to the Wool-wich bank London International Remittance Director Headed By Mr. SWAN JAMES And Make Sure You Speak With Him, With Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your ATM CARD.
THE CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Person: Mr. SWAN JAMES.
Position: Head Of International Remittance Wool-wich Bank Of London
Email: woolwich.bsj@blumail.org
Telephone: +447024038332.
Best Regards,
Carl Jones.
Secretary.

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