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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: "Jones, E.Robert" <erjones@ccis.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:53:06 -0500
Subject: British On-line lottery Winner. Contact our claims officer via E-mail:(fiduciaryclaimsdept_2008@live.com)

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD,
LOTTO Headquarters:
Customer Service
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our
computer balloting Games held on Month of September 2008.
This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Draw in which your email
address were Selected Among The Four (4) Online Winners of The
Uk National Lottery programme,To encourage internet users,
Your email address have emerge with Batch No: 074/05/ZY369,
Ref No: UK/9420X2/68 in the online promotion.
You do Not have to buy ticket before you are selected as Winner,
You have won the sum of (£1,000,000.00) One Million Great British
Pounds Sterlling Out of four selected winner weekly in cash credited.
To file out Ref No,UK/9420X2/68 ;Batch No 074/05/ZY369; pin no 0147uk,
Contact Our Fiduciary Claims Office:
With the details below, to file out your claims.
Name: Mr Robert smirt
Email: fiduciaryclaimsdept_2008@live.com
1. Name: 2. Address 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Phone: 6. Country. 7.Ref
No,UK/9420X2/68. 8.pin no,
Mrs Elizabeth Grether
On-Line Co-ordinator
uk National Lottery board.
...............................................................
Copy of Uk National lottery Board.
All Right reserve: United Kingdom Body foundation offer.

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