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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: =?utf-8?q?Uk=20Asia?= <ukasia1@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: j_hou@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:36:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UK-Asia International Lottery Organization


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:ukasia1@yahoo.com.co



- UK-Asia International Lottery Organization Bangkok Branch Office Address: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok 10200 Thailand. Congratulations from our members of staff. We are UK ASIA LOTTERY AGENCY, You don't have to purchase a ticket to enter this free lottery, your email is indicating you as a winner of the lottery programs held by the UK-Asia Free Lottery Organization on the 1st of August 2008 and your Email address has won you US$4.6M. Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Number:APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583. All winners cheque are certified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country.For your won prize certified cashiers cheque redemption contact the Courier Company in charge of all winners cheque delivery on the below information: Contact Name: Mr. Jonathan Hou Email:j_hou@hotmail.co.uk Contact Phone: +66846700568 You are to send the completed verification form below to the co-ordinator whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!! 1. FULL NAME: 2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: 3. PRESENT ADDRESS: 4. DATE OF BIRTH: 5. OCCUPATION: 6. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 6. FAX NUMBER:7. MARITAL STATUS: 8. WINNING NUMBER 9. SCAN COPY ID CARD: Good luck.Winning Notification Department,UK-Asia International Lottery Organization


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