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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: "Andrews, Sandy" <Sandy.Andrews@stjohns.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:32:17 -0700
Subject: You have won ($200,000.00)






YAHOO LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
79 BOVILL ROAD
LONDON. SE23 1EL.
Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD

The board of directors and entire member of staff of the YAHOO
Lottery wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address
Ballot)YAHOO Lottery program held at the British Headquarter.
Your email account have been picked as a winner of TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS ($200,000.00) in the YEAR 2008 in cash
credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total sum of TEN MIILLION U.S DOLLARS ($200,000.00)
in the YEAR 2008 YAHOO) shared amongst the winners,your email address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02
drew the lucky numbers 17-19-20-32-36-48 and bonus ball 18 in the
Lottery ,you where selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
Microsoft users from company and individual email address users.

Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to you.This is part
of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program.

For the release of your winning,kindly contact your
fiduciary agent for further directives how you can claim your winning
certificate and funds:

Contact Name: Mr. Rev Perkin
Email: revperkin@live.com
Tel: +44 7045715913

You are therefore advised to give the following information to fiduciary
agent via email: revperkin@live.com

1. Full name and address.
2. Country.
3. Tel and fax number.
4. Occupation.

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being
part of our email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Andrews Sandy,
Executive (YAHOO LOTTERY).

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