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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bl83577@live.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:08:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU'V WON!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lotteryb34@yahoo.com



- British National Lottery Promo in conjunction with Microsoft online happily announces to you the draw (#673) of the Thunderball National online Lottery International program held here in the United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to Ref/Ticket number: BTD/968/08 with Batch: 409978E drew the lucky numbers 15, 19, 26, 35, 28 and Bonus Ball Number (09) which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize. You have been approved to claim a total sum of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file number KTU/9023118308/08.All participants for the online version were selected randomly with collaboration with Microsoft online from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 10,000,000.00 individual email addresses, unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. In view of this, your £650,000.00 (Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our payment bank as soon as your process of claim is completed. To commence the processing of your claim, kindly contact our fiduciary agent with with your completed claim form using the contact information below:Mr. James Edwards Email Address: jamesedward@britishnationallottery.net.tf 1. Your Full Name (NO INITIALS PLEASE): .............2. Current Contact Address (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED): .....3. State: .....................4. Country of Residence: ..........................5. Nationality: ...........................6. Marital Status: .............................7. Occupation: ...........................8. Age:................................. 9.Sex: ...............................10. Telephone Number:...........................11, Amount Won: ...................................Yours Sincerely, Susan Harts.


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