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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: "MR MARK DAVID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compensationfinancehouse02@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:28:09 -0500
Subject: CONTACT MR KELVIN WILLIAMS FOR YOUR COMPENSATION

Contact Dr. Mark David Further Instruction ( Reply Via [compensationfinancehouse02@hotmail.com]

The Promotion Department Irish Lottery
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Linc's, PE9 2YP, London United Kingdom.
EMAIL:Service-irishint08@live.com
Dear Winner.



CONGRATULATIONS! Your Email id has won the sum of $1,200,000.00 pound GBP in Asia Zone on this year Irish promo. For Claims
Contact our Event Manager detail below.
Name: Dr Roonyn James. E-mail: [compensationfinancehouse02@hotmail.com] Mobile:+44-703-590-8-994
Fill in the below information for your claims:

1. FULL NAMES..........................
2.HOUSE ADDRESS: .................
3. OCCUPATION.........................
4.AGE.............................................
5. MOBILE NUMBER:.................
6.STATE.........................................
7. SEX.............................................
8. COUNTRY.................................
9).I....................... Hereby declare that the above information is true
and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false
information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings Event Manager

YOURS SINCERELY,
Dr. Mark David.

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