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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. Jessica Mathew" <hr@chowgules.ac.in>
Reply-To: me4charity@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:25:21 +0530 (IST)
Subject: REF. NUMBER: 2011JANFEBMCA/897/0984




INSTANT PROMO AWARDS
PRIZE/ADMIN DEPARTMENT
68 Broomhill Drive
Mount Murray
Santon,
London, United Kingdom

Attention Instant Winner,

As part of our New year program, We are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today, of winners of the INSTANT PROMO AWARDS.

Your e-mail id was selected through the computer ballot system as winner
of INSTANT online lottery Program. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay of £500,000.00 Great Britain Pounds.

You have to contact your claims agent for your payment process.
Claims Agent: James Fred
Email: jamesfredrickl1@rediffmail.com or jamesfredrickl2@rediffmail.com

Forward to him your claim details below;

REF. NUMBER: 2011JANFEBMCA/897/0984
BATCH NO: MFNSJ/309911/URM
LUCKY NO: 1 8 03 22 27 58 46
SECURITY CODE: 6767
Amount Won: £500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds).

You have to contact him for your winning to be disbursed to you

congratulations.

Regards,
Mrs. Jessica Mathew
Admin Officer


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