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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: "MARK JACKSON" <markjac007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:33:55 -0900
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

WORLD WIDE GOVERNMENT LOTTERY,
FROM:MR MARK JACKSON, PROMOTION MANAGER.
E-mail: mark_jackson_ng@yahoo.co.uk


REF NUMBER: OSL/746/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03


We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 31st of DECEMBER 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers
7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 2nd category. you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000 (DOLLARS)
(ONE MILLION DOLLARS).


Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies
and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web
sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted
and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, bill gates
of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. this is to encourage the
use of the internet and computers worldwide.


To enable us file in your name for payment,please do provide the following
informations:


1,YOUR FULL NAME ......................
2,YOUR SEX:..........................
3,HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:.................
4,OFFICE TELEPHONE: ...................
5,MOBILE PHONE:............................
6,YOUR FAX NUMBER:...............
7,YOUR OCCUPATION:....................
8,YOUR COMPANY NAME: ................
9,YOUR AGE:........................
10,Country:.....................


Please I'd like to know how you want to receive your prize won of
US$1Million,choose from the following medium.


1,By Cheque/Draft
2,Cash
3,Bank Wire Transfer.


You are to send all the infomation to the lottery office.


E-mail: mark_jackson_ng@yahoo.co.uk


congratulations once again.


THANKS
LOTTERY OFFICE.

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