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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: Sobegi Oil/Gas Company <tlsqn-fukuoka-SEC.@shirt.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "orthodox.scompany@collector.org" <orthodox.scompany@collector.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:29:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: You are lucky

Attention: Lucky Winner.


We are pleased to inform you, the beneficiary who owns this email address, about the release of the awaited delayed result, of our international promotion sweepstakes program held on 05/12/15. The results were released on the 22/ 12/15.


We the management and staff of sobegi Multi-national Oil Company have your email address as a winner in our end of year email balloting promotion through our random email selection and have deposited automated teller machine (atm) visa card of €950.000.00 in the custody of Security Company which we kept for you, due to we did not hear from you since then we decided to deposit your ATM CARD with the security company for security reasons.

Therefore contact the management of the security company below with your valid receiving address and ask them to direct you on how to receive your ATM CARD.


Name: Dr.Jim Micheal
Email: orthodox.scompany@collector.org

Yours in service,

FROM THE P.R.O
S. Oil And Gas Company
Mrs. Isbatou Eric

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