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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: "Apple" <naruemon@opdc.go.th>
Reply-To: apple.transferprocedure@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:48:10 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Winning details

Apple
Hollyhill Industrial Estate
Hollyhill, Cork
Republic of Ireland
Registration number: 470672

This program is organized by Apple International, endorsed by the European Promo guild in
conjunction with NGO organizations.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded 2013 Apple promo program. Apple
draws was conducted on-line by an automated random computer ballot search from the Internet. No
tickets were sold. Emails were provided by the entire register domain.

This result is now released to you. After automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached
to Lucky number 2090V and Batch number 232362 And bonus ball number (089), which consequently
emerged you as the only winner in the United Kingdom Booklet.

You been approved for a lump prize off of £1,400,000.00 (One Million, Four Hundred Thousand
British Pound) in cash credited to File number- Apple-2013-2090V.

To begin your claim, you are required to send the necessary information to London help line below:
Name---- Country---- Address--- Phone number--- Occupation--- Lucky number--- bonus ball number---

Helpline service
Mr. Philips Anderson
Stockley Park
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Tel: +44-701-298-7766
Fax: +44-844-774-2197
E-mail: apple.bureau@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations once again from all members and staff of Apple International and thanks for been
part of our program.

Thanks,
Apple Customer Support



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