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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: "Mrs Roseline Annie." <roselineannie@hotmail.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:26:53 +0200
Subject: TRY AND READ THIS MAIL ON TIME.



Hello Dear=2C

This is to inform you that your email ID with your email address draw lotto dream number 104 has won US$1=2C 000=2C 000=2E in the first category of our computer ballot email Award with the said winning numbers giving below=3A

Ticket Number=3A 663 51273503 20XX=2CBatch No=3A 2=2F12=2F29=2F30=2F33=2F385Ref No=3A MXF 77 222-656=2CLucky NO=3A 73-90-53-ASWX

CONTACT CLAIM BANK=3A UNITED TRUST BANK CI=3A

CONTACT PERSON=3A MRS=2E JENIFER LOPEZ

E-MAIL=3A jeniferlopez=40utbnk=2Enet =2E

Congratulations! Once more from all staff of Lotto Award INTERNATIONAL=2E

Best Regards=2C

Mrs=2ERoseline Annie=2E

PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR

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