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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: officer.jakelewis2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:33:57 GMT
Subject: You Have Won 765,000 GBP




We are very pleased to inform you that your e-mail address has been accreditted with our winning lottery ticket number during the online promotions which as won you the sum of seven hundred and sixty five thousand pounds sterling (765,000 GBP).

In other to claim the prize; you are expected to contact the claims officer after filling the claims form below:

Full Names:________________________
Residential Address:________________________
Telephone:________________________
Age:________________________
Sex:________________________
Occupation:________________________
Country:________________________

After completing the form, kindly email it to the claims officer at the email address below

Mr. Jake Lewis
officer.jakelewis2@gmail.com

We congratulate you on your win.

Mr. Greg Smith


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