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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: "Pitts Mark (Blue Tie Lottery)" <claims.agent@bluetielottery.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:49:23 -0700
Subject: ****Your Information is Needed Urgently****


Date: 15/07/2007

Dear Winner,

CONGRATULATION ONCE MORE !!!

*We the entire staff of Blue Tie Lottery want to congratulate you once
more,After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database
of 900,000 emails we produced an extensive list from which you have emerge
as one of the Five Lucky winners of the Grand draw Prize. *
**
*You are required to fill the form below to enable us have a comprehensive
data about you which will enable the bank to transfer your prize to you
effectively. *
**
*You have to immediately fill and return the information below through this
email or Fax for immediate action and remittance of your prize money to you.
*
**
*Send Your Information To:*
**
*BLUE TIE LOTTERY INTL.*
**
*Mr. Pitts Mark ( Claims Agent)*
*Email: **claims.agent@bluetielottery.com *<claims.agent@bluetielottery.com>
*Fax: +447005807266*
*Phone: +447045714757*


COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
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*** *First Name:*
*** *Last Name:*
*Middle Name:*
*** *Postal Address:*
*** *Country:*
Select a Country United StatesAfghanistan AlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican Samoa
AndorraAngolaAnguilla AntarcticaAntigua And BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAruba
AustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarus
BelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutan BoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet
IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundi
Cambodia CameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChad
ChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo,
Democractic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'Ivoire (Ivory
Coast)Croatia
(Hrvatska)CubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast
TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland
Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFiji IslandsFinlandFranceFrench
GuianaFrench
PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermany Ghana
GibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-Bissau
GuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R.HungaryIceland
IndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenya
KiribatiKoreaKorea, NorthKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesotho Liberia
LibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau S.A.R.Macedonia, Former Yugoslav
Rep. ofMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartinique
MauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontserrat
MoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepal Netherlands AntillesNetherlands,
TheNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern
Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua new GuineaParaguayPeru
PhilippinesPitcairn IslandPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunionRomaniaRussia
RwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts And NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and
MiquelonSaint
Vincent And The GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi Arabia
SenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon
IslandsSomaliaSouth
AfricaS. Georgia And The S. Sandwich IslSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard
And Jan Mayen IslandsSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzania
ThailandTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad And TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks
And Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited
States Minor Outlying IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City State
(Holy See)VenezuelaVietnam Virgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (US)Wallis
And Futuna IslandsYemenYugoslavia ZambiaZimbabwe ****Phone Number:*

*** *Occupation:*


*** *Date of Birth:*
*** *Bank Name & Address:*
Sex:

*** *Account No.:*
*** *Bank Swift Code:*
**


*** *Winning No.:*

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*Immediately you fill the above bio data please send a back to this office
so that we can attend to your file and forward it to the paying bank to
enable them transfer your prize to you immediately. *
**
*Finally, this transfer is scheduled to be completed within a short period
of time and endeavor to cooperate so as to facilitate your payment. *
**
*Thanks for your utmost co-operation. *
**
*Congratulations once again from all our staff on your winning! And thank
you for being part of our promotions program. *
**
*Best Regards. *
**
*Mr. Pitts Mark (Claims Agent)*
* Fax: +447005807266
Phone: +447045714757
*

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