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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: web-winner@mchsi.com (Copyright X 1994-2007 IRISH LOTTERY)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:02:15 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION: CONTACT:( onlineclaimsdept05@yahoo.co.uk )

The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref:LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
Date : 09 / 09 / 07
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held on the 18th AUGUST,2007.
Your e-mail address attached to the winning ticket number:56475600545188 with
Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 21 which subsequently won the
LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterlings in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World
Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions,
associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Terry Clarkson (Esq)
Email: onlineclaimsdept05@yahoo.co.uk
Please provide the details below
1.Name
2.Address
3.Sex
4.Phone
5.Occupation
6.Country
7.Preffered payment Mode:
(a) Cheque (b) Bank Transfer
Sincerely
KENNETH HORWARD III
Online Co-ordinator.

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