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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: THE IRISH LOTTERY <info@irishlotto.org>
Reply-To: ir.terrycole@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:08:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CLAIM=20YOUR=20FUNDS=20OF=20=A3800,000=20GBP?=

11 G Lower Dorset Street
Dublin 1
Ireland
Batch Num: Batch: R3/A312-59
Ref Num: LSUK/2031/8161/05

This is to officially notify you that your
email address officially emerged and won
the sum of £800,000 GBP (Eight
Hundred thousand Pounds Sterling) in the
Online Irish Gaming Board Programme.

For more information on how to
redeem your prize, You are advice to
reply your claims agent with the
information below as soon as you
receive this notification.

NAME: Mr. Terry Cole
E-mail: IR.TERRYCOLE@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

INFORMATION FOR CLAIMS
1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Phone numbers:
4. Country:
5. Age:

(Promotions Co-ordinator)
Copyright © 2008 Irish National
Lottery Inc.

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