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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: sandra nzama <sandranzama_96@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:39:05 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!! YOUR E-MAIL HAS WON


Congratulation"you have won $2,000,000,00.Two Million US dollars winning No:24/2/6/37/15/45 with a ticket number: B9665 75604546 199 in the just concluded draw held to promote South African 2010 World Cup,

PLAESE CALL OR CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT THROUGH EMAIL

MR.SMITH NELSON IN SOUTH AFRICAN Email: smithnelson@hotmail.co.uk
Tel:+27 72 727 6662
Give your agent this info:
Your Name
Address,winning number
Telephone
Age
Sex
Nationality
Company and Occupation.
Yours Sincerely, Mrs Sandra Nzama(Zonal cordinator)
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