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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.Lucy Baines" <SHORVATH@ptd.net>
Reply-To: ukonline.contact11@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:38:53 -0000
Subject: Attn: Your email was selected among the 6 lucky consolation prize winners



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Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369


You are a winner of the FREE UK National lottery online program that was
held on the 20th of September 2007.We wish to congratulate and inform you on
the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 6
lucky consolation prize winners. Your email ID identified with coupon No.
CAN:9728939934. withentries from the 25,000,000 different email addresses
enrolled for the E-game.Your email ID was included among the 25,000,000
different email addresses submitted by our partner international email
provider companies. No tickets were sold.£516,778:00 (Five Hundred and
Sixteen Thousand,Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds Sterling Only ) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


To file for your claims you are to contact our claims agent by email.

Mr Peter Taylor
Email: agent.ptaylor11@gmail.com )
Tell: +44 704 575 0308


1.Name in full:______________
2.Home Address:________________
3.Age:_________________
4.Mail:_________________________
5.Occupation:________________
6.Amount Won:__________________
7.Phone Number:____________________
8.Present Country:_________________
9.Sex:_______________
10.Marital Status:____________


Congratulations On behalf of all members of the Lottery foundation.



Yours Truly,
Lucy Baines
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)



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