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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: "TED MOORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tedmore1313@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:01:14 -0800
Subject: Non-Ticket / Online E-mail Address Winning

Greeting

Non-Ticket / Online E-mail Address Winning

On behalf of the Kingdom of Thailand Lottery Commission and Asia
Pacific Endowment Foundation/Uk in conjunction the VISA (ATM -CARD) , we
wish to notify and congratulate you, that you're "Email Address" was
selected as one of the six lucky winners in this 2017 edition of
Bangkok Lottery. Your Email Address won the Prize-Money in category
"B" which is the sum of Seven hundred thousand British pound sterling
(£700,000.00).

For verification and release of your £700,000.00, winning cash prize
which is already up-loaded into the VISA (ATM -CARD);

Kindly send your following information:- 1. Full Name, 2. Telephone
number, 3. Home Address (P.O Box Not Acceptable), 4. Age, 5.
Occupation and Country:

to the Lottery Online Agent Mr. Ted Moore

on this Email:tedmore1313@gmail.com

Once again Congratulations !

Publicity Secretary; Sincerely.
Yours in service,
Mr. Ted Moore
Online- Coordinator UK/ Asia lottery

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