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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: BRITISH LOTTERY <kesenaalice3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 02:06:52 +0000
Subject: Lottery Award Notification



Lottery Award Notification I am Mrs.Alice Dobson the Online-Coordinator of the "British International Online Lottery"I do request for you to order your unclaimed prize of #1,500,000.00GBP (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) won in an 2007 Lottery Online Programme Award(CATEGORY A WINNER).Your company or your personal e-mail address,won in the second lottery category 002.You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of #1,500,000.00GBP.Your email address has been attached to ticket number draws to this British International Online Lottery .To enable you claim this lottery winning prize of #1,500,000.00GBP legally as the sole beneficiary without risk you are to provide this winning information below to the fiduciary agent.REFRENCE NO:97UK/3345/005BATCH NO:23UK/76554/002For more information in regards to your winning please send an email or call the finance department below with your Batch and Refrence number toMR.PAUL WOOLDRIDGEFINANCE DEPARTMENTUK NATIONAL LOTTERY2 LANSDOWNE ROW,BERKELEY SQUARE,LONDON,W1J 6H,UNITED KINGDOM.TEL:+44 701113 0364,+44-704-572-5557FAX:+44-703-040-4118EMAIL:paulwooldridge@claimsdept.netYours faithfully,Alice Dobson(Mrs)Online Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERYDirect email:paulwooldridge@claimsdept.net
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