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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: "Mrs. Elizabeth Vakkechalil Mrs. Elizabeth Vakkechalil" <betvak4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elizabethvakkechalillondon@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:52:54 +0100
Subject: Congratulations!You have won the sum of US$4,950,000.00.

                              GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
                          
12 North Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1YR-UK
                           Claim Agent: Dr. Macleod John Innes.
                           Tel:+44-701-1128-364
                           Fax:+44-870-9503-341
                           Email:
macjohninnesukl@hotmail.com 

 
Congratulations!
From: ORGANISED UK. LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
 
 
 
We are proud to inform you that you have won US$4,950,000.00.Your E-mail address is one of 200 lucky Addresses who have won in the weekly Promotion.
 
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.
 
See below how to claim your prize.

Details on the Winnings:
Your Winning Reference Number is: LLI/240142/011
Batch Number:  18/006/1094/LIPDA/SL
Lucky Numbers: 80, 35, 11, 72, 90, 41 +1
Ticket Number: 7017-4162-1018
Serial Number: MH4710019
 
You are to contact your Claim Agent below for prize, Please remembers to quote your reference number and Batch Number for easy processing of your prize.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate.
 
1.  Full Names:
2.  Telephone Number(s):
3   Cellphone Number(s):
4.  Fax Number(s):
5.  Profession:
6.  Sex:
7.  Age:
8.  Country of resident:
 
Remember, you have to contact your claim Agent Dr. Macleod John Innes through email or you can call him through the phone number above to facilitate your prize, you are to send your winning information as stated above through his email address and call him to let him know that you have contacted him through email.
 
Claim Agent: Dr. Macleod John Innes.
Tel:+44-701-1128-364
Fax:+44-870-9503-341
Email:macjohninnesukl@hotmail.com

 
On behalf of our Global Lottery International Team, we say Congratulations once again.
From the Co-ordinator
Mrs. Elizabeth Vakkechalil.
 
Please: To avoid people claiming your prize you have to ask for Dr. Macleod John Innes to provide you with his United Kingdom Identity "International Passport".



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