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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: "Customer Service" <info.consult@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fana.baloyi@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:16:47 +0200
Subject: .CONGRATULATIONS!!! .CONGRATULATIONS!!! .CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CANADA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

LOTTERY

Private Bag X50, Auckland Park, 2006
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tel: +27 73 0950803
Fax: +27 84 197 0020
Congratulations!
The International Mega Promotion team is proud to inform you that you have won USD 930,000.00 Why you have won Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.
See below how to claim your prize.
Details on the Winnings
Your Winning Reference Numbers are: IMP/73253ZA/2005
Your winning batch numbers are : 642376/ZA/2005
Just contact your processing manager below for claiming of your prize and remember to quote your reference and Batch Numbers for easy processing of your prize. That's it!
Processing Manager: Mr. Fana Baloyi
Tel: +27 73 0950803
Fax: +27 84 197 0020
Congratulations!
E-mail:info_fana_baloyi03@yahoo.co.uk
Congratulations again and have a lot of fun. The International Mega Promotion team





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