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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: CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB <ann.corry19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bob_morgan50@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:14:46 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Ann Correy .Esq, (P.R.O Chelsea Football Club).



CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUBPROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPTCHELSEA AVENUE STAMFORD BRIDGELONDON. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOMCHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 100TH ANNIVERSARY Attn: Lucky Winner,This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the 3rd July, 2007 by CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB on it's 100th anniversary.For the first time ever CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB have decided to celebrate it's 100th anniversary by awarding £500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND STERLING) each to 20 lucky winners who were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
However, the results were released on 17Th January, 2007 and your email was among the 20 Lucky winners who won £1,000,000.00 each on the 100th anniversary of the CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB, and your email was attached to ticket number RR38844240 and ballot number 00147.In other to claim your £500,000.00 prize winning, which has been deposited in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send it to the Promotion manager of this football club for verification and then you will be directed to the bank OR Security company where a cheque of £500,000.00 has already been deposited in your favour.NAME:...............................................................................AGE:.................................................................................SEX:.................................................................................ADDRESS:.........................................................................EMAIL:...............................................................................PHONE:.............................................................................OCCUPATION:...................................................................COMPANY:........................................................................COUNTRY:......................................................................... You are advised to complete the form and send it immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection of your fund from the designated bank. Contact our Promotion manager in UK because these Ballot draw was conducted in UK.The computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft was conducted in UK that is why you will contact the promotion manager with his details to enable him inform you the next step to get your winning. Name: Mr Bob MorganEMAIL: bob.morgan001@yahoo.co.ukTele#: +447024063422Nationality: United Kingdom
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification.This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program. Yours faithfully, Mrs. Ann Correy .Esq,(P.R.O Chelsea Football Club).
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