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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: ya.claimdepartment@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:07:08 +0100
Subject: Congratulations***Your Email Address Has Won A Prize***


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*Welcome! You're in.*
(Are You Ready To Claim?) *Yahoo! Mail makes staying in-touch simple
(and benefit).*
*We are happy to inform you that you have won a
prize money of Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) for
the month of NOVEMBER/DECEMBER lottery promotion which is organized by
YAHOO!. girl
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Squirrel away all those important (and unimportant) messages, including
attached photos, files, you name it.
*That's all for now. So To Begin Your Claims, **you are required to forward
him with the following details: **

1.Full Name:
2.Country Of Origin:
3.Present Address:
4.Sex /Date of Birth/ Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Telephone Number:
7.Fax Number(If Any):
8.Marital Status:*
*
**Kindly Contact The Fiduciary Agent For Your Prize to Mr. David Mailk at
his e-mail address stated below.

**E-Mail: davidmailkclaimagent1@gmail.com
**Contact Number: +234-703-516-1303

*Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed
To Our National Headquarters In Holland And Will Be Donated To Charity
Homes.
*Your Information*
Dream number...Lwh 8892428
Ticket/Lotto number...Lwh 27 522 465 896 6453,
Lotto number...Lwh 03 19 31 32 36 40 43
Serial number...Lwh 3/772/554
Category...2nd


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