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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: "Perry Andrews" <nationallottery79@msn.com>
Reply-To: smc_online@myway.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:44:24 +0000
Subject: Congratulations: Lottery Winning Notification.

STRIKER MILLION LOTTO
Monmouth House
40 Artillery Lane
London
E1 7LS

Dear Winner,

RE: PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the online cyber lotto Draws
of the striker million lotto held on the 30th of November 2005.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000
e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold.
After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
ten winners in the category "A" with the following particulars:

(i) Winning numbers: 37-13-43-54-67-11
(ii) Email code number: sw/754/22/76
(iii) Lotto ref number: sw/09622UK

Hence you are eligible for the prize of One Million Pound Sterling.
Please contact the under listed Fiduciary Coordinator as soon as possible
for processing of your claim:

Martin Freeman
Fiduciary Coordinator.
Email: smc_online@myway.com



When making your claims quote your email code number in the subject of your
email.

You are required keep this award to yourself, especially your Particulars,
until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,

Perry Andrews

Promotion Manager
STRIKER MILLION


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