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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: "Uk-Lottery Organization" <uklotterywinnings25@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 12:28:56 +0200
Subject: Your email address has won you us$4.6Million.


Your email address has won you us$4.6Million.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION TICKET FREE/ONLINE
E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.
Telephone: +44-703-189-3393.

If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day as
the result of the UK lottery online e-mail address free-ticket winning draws
held here in Bangkok-Thailand on the 29th April, 2008 has just been released
and we are glad to announce to you that your email address won you the
sweeptakes in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of
US$4.6Million.

Your email address was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number:
APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. You are to
contact Mr. Gabriel Jones. on the below email address for quick delivery of
your won cheque of US$4.6Million. Note that all winners cheque are CERTIFIED
CASHIERS CHEQUE and when delivered and received by you, you can cash it in
any bank of any country.

To enable Mr. Gabriel Jones. ascertain you as the rightful winner and
receiver of the $4.6Million CERTIFIED CASHIERS CHEQUE MAKE SURE you include
the below listed information in your contact mail to Mr. Gabriel Jones. Your
country of origin, complete official names, amount won, free ticket, lucky
numbers, date of draw, job title, telephone numbers, and address where you
wish to receive your winnings cheque, Contact. Mr. Gabriel Jones.
Email-Address: transworldcourierexpresco@yahoo.co.th

From: Ambrose Michael.
Online Winning Notification,
Uk-Lottery Organization.

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