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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: GROUP A Results up-dated <yaresult028@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <abdulakhtar@aol.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:53:53 +0000
Subject: Attention




























YAHOO/MSN INTERNET LOTTERY


CONGRATULATIONS YOU!YOU WON $3,000.000.00!
Attention : Winner,This is to notify you that your email address has won in the just concluded Draw award held on Saturday 3rd November 2007.promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.Match: 5 plus bonus.
Batch number.....................Lwh 09445Lotto number.......................Lwh09446Winning number...................Lwh09447 Category: 2nd
Amount: Three Million United States Dollars Only.Draw: 1152You may wish to establish contact with your claim agent in South Africa via e-mail withthe particulars presented below:Contact Person: Mr. Abdul Akhtar : abdulakhtar@aol.co.ukFax: +27-866131004
In line with the governing rules of claim, you are requested to furnishYour Claim Agent With the following information: You are required to forward him with the following details:Full Name:............................................................................................ Address:................................................................................................Occupation:...........................................................................................Country::................................................................................................Phone:...................................................................................................Sex:.......................................................................................................Age:.......................................................................................................

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public' until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel.Yours Sincerely,Dr.John Bent
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