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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: 3W Jobs Chile <robot@3wjobs.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:39:45 GMT
Subject: Ingeniero de Reservorios


The Eagles Ridge Ranch, River Falls,
WI,Minnesota 4-H Horse Association,
Lucky mail Promotion prize Award,
94040: Califonia-U.S.A.
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In cooperation with the Minnesota 4-H Horse Association, i hereby announ=
ced to you today that you are one of the winner award CASH PRIZE of =
us$ 1,000,000,00 (One million us dollars only) from the Lucky mail Promot=
ion prize Award open to all individual pets lovers through internet users=
online email addresses in our verious websites and this your email was o=
ne of our lucky winners.
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This is to promote and compensate all individuals, pets lovers and also u=
sers who used their times to views all our various websites both on our =
competition areas. Eagles Ridge Ranch and with the American Paint Horse =
Association has freely given you the total sum of us$1m, cash payment ef=
fectively.
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This Lottery is approved by the Paint horse Gaming Board and also License=
d by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) And we=
intend to sensitize the public.As indicated by the computerized selectio=
n machine and your lucky winning numbers (ERRNET2009/4-H ) AND ( CODE NO:=
00 531278/CH/LM/HORSE), falls within our Asia booklet representative off=
ice in THE PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF CHINA as showed in our coupon which won you=
the prize award.
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Therefore, you are noted to send yours names,home address, telephone nu=
mber and with your winning numbers to the below agent name:
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Mr.Davidson Delica
Foreign Service Manager
The Eagles Ridge Ranch
Asia Regional Office-China.
Email: davidsondelica666@yahoo.co.id
Phone: +8613143933243
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to enable the office issued you the copy of yours award winning certifi=
cate with the process whereby you would receive your email won prize imm=
ediately.
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NOTE: Yours winning informations is highly secret untill yours email won =
prize award get to you to avoid any misconduct of double claim or paying=
to the wrong hands.=20
Accept my hearty congratulations=20
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Albert Coleman,
(Director)=20
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This message has been sent by Dr. Albert Coleman from 3W Jobs Chile, cl.3=
wjobs.com.

Please do not reply. Messages to this address will not be read

Emails in reply to this address are not read | Correos de respuesta a est=
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