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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: "sa.national lottery" <napoleonbest77@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:22:31 +0200
Subject: From Mrs Sandra Nzama Online Co-ordinator Congratulations!


Dear,Lucky Winner.=20
Congratulations ! Congratulations !! Congratulations !!! You are among ou=
r monthly winners! You have won , $1,000,000,00.ONE MILLION US DOLLARS ONL=
Y, 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=20
=20
PLEASE CALL YOUR CLAIM AGENT MR STEVE COOL OR E-MAIL BELOW.
TEL: +27 78-656-9051
Email: stevecoolsa@tsamail.co.za=20
Please provide your claim agent with the following info: Your Name, Addres=
s, winning number, Telephone, Age, Sex, Nationality, Company,and Occupatio=
n.
=20
Your,s Sincerely,
Mrs Sandra Nzama
Online/Zonal Co-ordinator. PROGRAMME CO-SPONSORED BY: FEDERATION INTERNATI=
ONAL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.(F.I.F.A)


=09
Schon geh=F6rt=3F Der neue WEB.DE MultiMessenger kann`s mit allen:=20
*http://www.produkte.web.de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3016* [http://www.produkte.web.=
de/messenger/=3Fdid=3D3016]

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