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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: "Albertson, Elizabethann" <albertso@sunydutchess.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:34:29 -0400
Subject: RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
Fax :+(44) 870 4714089
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
CONGRATULATIONS
We are pleased to inform you again about our
LOTTERY BONANZA price won by you a week ago.
You have been approved to claim a total sum of
867,454.00(Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven Thousand,Four
Hundred and Fifty-Four British Pounds Sterlings) Equivalent 1,709,426.20 USD
REF: XYL/26510460037/07,
Batch 24/00319/006/IPD.
All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw
system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate
bodies that are listed online. Your e-mail address
attached to e-ticket number: 03- 15 -19-24-28-34(with
bonus ball 17)drew a prize of 867,454 British Pounds Sterlings per winner. This lucky
draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake
Contact Our Claim Agent SIR RICHARD SMITH,
via below Email
Email: richardsmithrcr@hotmail.com<mailto:richardsmithrcr@hotmail.com>
Phone: +44 70457 41152
with the Following
NAME:
ADDRESS:
AMOUNT WON:
EMAIL:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
Congratulations in advance
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Carolyna Anderson.
EmailCopyright (c) 2008

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