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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: "Service@lottery.org" <info8@osagie.co.uk>
Reply-To: irishfudiciaryegent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:09:08 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Maureen Fred(You have won!!!)


RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the IRISH LOTTERY
online Sweepstakes International program held on 21st of August, 2007 -
10.26pm.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56-475-600-545-188 with
Serial number 5368/06 drew the lucky numbers:21, Bonus 01, which
subsequently won you the lottery cash prize in the first category i.e
match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved Authority of The Irish Lottery Inc,
to claim a total sum of 2,500,000.00 GBP(Two Million, Five Hundred
Thousand British Pounds Sterling).

To file for your claim, you are to contact our fiduciary agent:

Name: Mr. Briant Clark.
Email: irishfudiciaryegent@yahoo.co.uk

Due to frequent impersonation cases often experienced in this lottery
programme, The Management Board of this Corporation, have made it
very necessary/important that, winners must send a scanned copy of
either driver's license or any other official identity to your fiduciary
agent in order to confirm that,they are indeed the bearer of the name
who actually won the lottery.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE IRISH LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Maureen Fred (Mrs).
Online coordinator for THE IRISH LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

Copyright C 1999 Irish lottery Inc. All rights reserved.




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