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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Catty Miller" <farsanrussia@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankpeter@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:20:19 -0700
Subject: Mrs Catty Miller



The Lottery Department
Barnby Worldwide Business Information

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£2,600,000.00 (Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand Great British
Pounds) This is in line with our promotional lottery for our
products. We specialize in the sales of cd-roms that enhance your
business growth.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over
250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also
Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators
(IAGR). This promotional lottery is the first of its kind and we intend to
sensitize the public and to mark our 24 years anniversary as way
of contributing
our quarter towards the development and social upliftment in the
society in which we
operate
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
agent through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:

KLINE PETER ,
96 HIGH STREET, CARSHALTON
SURREY, SM5 3AE
UK.
EMAIL: frankpeter@rediffmail.com


When you contact him, please provide him with your secret pin code
x7pwyz2005. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:
1. Name in full
2. Address
3. Nationality
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Phone/Fax
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to
keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent
claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Regards
Mrs Catty Miller
Lottery Manager


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