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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: mancini<sn.mancini1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:31:21 GMT
Subject: Confirm Eligibility


**************DO NOT DELETE THIS MAIL**************

Dear Winner,

You have been selected as victorious via your email address. Click here to see how much you have won:

http://grattis.biz.ly/index.html

or paste it in your browser. This must be claimed not later than the 18th of AUGUST 2007.
You must read the rules and understand them before responding. We are required to disburse the award to the correct recipient, but we must verify that you are the owner of the selected email address before we can send this money to you.
Contact us with reference number: MLM-28/555/07.
In respect to your claim, provide the following when responding:

1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Age:
4. Sex:
5. Phone numbers:
6. Country of residence:
Contact person: Enrico Mancini
en.mancini@yahoo.it
Lotteria Italia
Venezia.

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