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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: "Online Co-ordinator" <infomail@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: clara.agent01@strompost.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:32:16 +0500
Subject: Ticket Number: 56475600545 188


Dear Winner,
Your ticket number:ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/05, draw lucky number: 18 Congratulations,you have just won
yourself £1,293,634 pounds (ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE
THOUSAND,SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR POUND STERLING) in the satellite
software email lottery conducted by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY in
which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by software powered by the
Internet.Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter and
you
are to contact our Financial Controller for Clearance.

info:MRS CLARA MOORE
Email:clara.agent01@strompost.com

You are to forward the following
details to enable us clear your file
for immediate payment
Full Names:
Address
Age
Sex
Occupation
Phone numbers
Fax number
Country

Yours faithfully,
Doris moris(Mrs)
Uk Lottery Board
UNITED KINGDOM.


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