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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: "BRITISH WEB LOTTERY XMAS PROMO" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: mr.douglas_011@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:48:33 +0100 (W. Europe Standard Time)
Subject:

Your e-mail address has won a lump sum payout of £800, 000, 00 GBP in the
ongoing BRITISH WEB LOTTERY XMAS PROMO.


And your email was attached to Ref No: KTU/902311832012/10, Lucky No: 1137
and TICKET NUMBER: 2348/BWL/UK, to file for your claim, please contact our
Administrative Assistant with your:


1. Full name,2. Address,3. Nationality,4. Age.,5. Sex,6. Occupation,7.
Phone/Fax,8. Amount Won,9. Country,10. Country code.


Agent Name: Mr Douglas Eric
Official Email: mr.douglas_011@hotmail.com
TELL: +447024031519
Sweepstakes International Program © Copyright 2011 ®.

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