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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: "FRENZ ANGELA" <richard_duke002@excite.com>
Reply-To: services13ab@aim.com
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:37:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Serial Number MW-001Z-K


Serial Number MW-001Z-KGTEC INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERYEuropean Central officeKarstrendooff 16B 19021Zuidoost 1109Amsterdam the Netherlands Dear Winner Congratulations as we wish to inform you that you are a lucky winner in the GTEC online international lottery promotions. This program was organized for all email users world wild as part of our promotional draws. Be informed therefore that you have been approved a winning sum of One Million Euros (1000000.000 Euros) as a category A winner of the total sum of Ten Million Euros shared among 10 lucky Winners. Kindly do not have doubt over your participation in this Promotion, as all Participants were selected through an electronic computer ballot system from over 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies world wild. Your Ticket Number SUB/1077O/, with Serial Number MW-001Z-K and lucky number 17, 04, 99,11,03,12 consequently won in the Category A program. You have therefore been approved to receive the Sum of
1000000,000 (One Million Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners. . Provide the following with the Paying Bank to immediately commence the transfer of your winning. 1. Name:2. Telephone Numbers:3. Age:4. Address:5. Occupation:6. Ticket and Serial Number ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Contact person: Mr. JIM BENSONBCNATIONAL BANKAmsterdam, NetherlandsE-mail: services13ab@aim.comTel: 0031-626-413-226,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Yours Sincerely, Mrs.Angelanio FrenzyInternational Online Co-0rdinator

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