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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: "Ortega, Jesus" <ortegaj@karmanos.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:12:00 -0400
Subject: The Premier League Lottery announce their result



The Premier League Lottery announce their result
of bonanza Programme 2008.
West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7LT,
United Kingdom
+44 702 407 1529
Your email address attached to ticket no:512-20658001-034 was
ramdomly selected and drew the lucky numbers: 20-4-11-19-05-1.You
you have been approved to claim your winning sum of
GBP£1,000,000.00(One million great Britain pounds) in cash.
N:B: This is your reference number;Ref:PRLUK/56POLG/02, Batch
number;02/78/2010 and this is your Serial Number:0712/04.
CONTACT OUR ACCREDITED AGENT VIA
EMAIL: infoservices_agentkarry02@yahoo.co.uk
STAFF NAMES : Mr.Gary Rodney/Mrs.Jewel Thompson,
TELL +44 702 407 1529

This email address that sent you notice does not receive mail
PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON YOUR REPLY BUTTON MAKE SURE YOU COPY AND REPLY TO
infoservices_agentkarry03@strompost.com TO ENABLE US GET BACK TO YOU ASAP.




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