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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: "DR. BEN McBAIELY" <benmcbailey_lottery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:17:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CLAIM APPLICATION FORM


CLAIM APPLICATION FORM
Your application for claim of lottery winning prize will be duly processed and settlements be made upon certification and verifications of your details. Be informed that we have in our possession, instruments of payments for the sum of One Million Six Hundred and forty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight Euros and Eighty-Seven Euro Cents. (EUROS 2,000,000) in cash credited to file No: LP/26510460037/02. For all our international winners the value of the amount comes to ($2.415,153.30 USD) Two Million Four hundred and fifteen thousand, One hundred and Fifty Three United States Dollars and Thirty cents.
THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATE FUNDS FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER
Full Name of Beneficiary: __________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
City/State: ____________________Country:_________________________________
Bank name: ______________________________________________________________
Occupation: ______________________________________________________________
Tel: ______________________________
Fax: ___________________________________
Next of Kin: _______________________
Address: ______________________________
Amount won: _____________________________________________________________
Winning Email Address: __________________________________________________
Credited file No: ________________
Reference No: ________________________
Batch No: ___________________________
Lucky No: ________________________
Ticket No: _____________________________
Serial No: _________________________
OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Verified by: _______________________ Confirmed by: _____________________

Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.

(1) TRAVELLING TO THE UK ( LONDON ) FOR CASH COLLECTION (Send flight itinerary to confirm your arrival/appointment Date}:..............

(2) BY COURIER SERVICE:.....................


N.B : WE HOPE YOUR WINNINGS WILL BE USED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MANKIND,AND WILL CHANGE THE LIFES OF SO MANY PEOPLE FOR GOOD.NEVER THINK OF WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO FOR YOU BUT THINK OF WHAT YOU CAN DO TO UPLIFT THE LIFES OF PEOPLE.


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