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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: "Dorothy Troike" <TROIKED@cortland.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:02:22 -0400
Subject:

Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD
ticket number: 56475600545 188

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

This email is to notify you that your email address was randomly selected and entered into our free Third Category draws in UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of £600,000.00 Great British Pounds.

For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email ( ukclaimsoffice04@googlemail.com <http://uk.mc285.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ukclaimsoffice04@googlemail.com> ) by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department !!

Mr. Anderson Spencer
Foreign Services Directorate,
Pacifico Sistemas Informáticos GmbH & Co.
E-mail: ukclaimsoffice04@googlemail.com <http://uk.mc285.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ukclaimsoffice04@googlemail.com>
Phone: +44-704-579-8647
+44-704-579-8638
Fax: +44-709-285-8781

INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(1) Your full Name:
(2) Contact address:
(3) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(4) Your Age:
(5) Your occupation:
(6) Your country of origin:

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Dorothy Troike
Executive (International Sweepstakes).

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