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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: "OFFICE MAIL" <officemail114@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 13:56:51 +0200
Subject: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!


*UK INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LONDON ENGLAND.
FILE REF: CLP/24-FB-426253
BATCH: 42/450002/CLP/UK.*

*Attention: beneficiary,*


* Dear: Winner, *

* We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded UNITED
KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY draw held on the 15th of May,2008. The online
cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail
addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated
random computer search from the internet, no tickets were sold. After this
automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the two
winners in the category ''A'' with REF No: CLP/24-FB-426253, Serial No:
6448/372/NLC/UK. You and the several lucky winners in this category are
therefore to receive a cash prize of US$950,000 ( Nine Hundred and fifity
Thousand United States Dollars and each from the total payout.*

*To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category
**\\"A\\*<file://%22A//>
* winners for processing and remittance of your prize money to you.*

*please contact the Claims Agent:
Name: Mr. Anderson Cole
Official Emails: **andersoncolenlc@hotmail.com*<andersoncolenlc@hotmail.com>
*
NOTE: You are to forward the following information to the claims agent:*

*1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.AMOUNT WON:
10.CITY:
11.COUNTRY*

*Congratulations ! *

*BELA DAVIES( MRS.) *

*
*

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