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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: FREE LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES <claimsofficers7777@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:55:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: ATTN: Mr Snehal Madanam ,FROM FREE LOTTO SWEEPSTAKES


ATTN: Mr Snehal Madanam,

I have sent you several mails and i have also identified myself to you.I have your winnings from Free Lotto Sweepstakes and if you still want to have your winnings please let me know.Otherwise,i will be using your winnings for our next promotion.

Regards
Mr James Gibson





Snehal Madanam <SnehaMadana389@foreign-workers.co.uk> wrote:

Much thanks for the reply.

A few weeks ago I really started to have more and more sleeping visions about foreign money and gemstones falling onto my chest. And then I suddenly obtained a nice little motor bicycle in a church raffle. And next I read your mail. Is it not a strange coincidence? I hope that I have not informed you about this before and am not tiring you once more but I just found it so wonderful.

I am regrettably still undecided and I am not convinced how I had been picked for this prize.

Please part to me some advice about a sticky point that is making me hesitant, what about EU limits on outstation money payments?

For sure it is not an issue to send my personal papers, as you ask.

I urgently wait for your answer.

Mr. Snehal Madanam

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