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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: John Hawkingson <xoxoo--oooxx-@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.m.g.taylor@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 05:52:08 +0000
Subject: Thank You






EXXONMOBIL INTERNATIONAL
5th Floor East Wing,
Commonwealth Centre
28 Victoria Street,
Leeds, LS53BX,
United Kingdom.

CLAIM VERIFICATION/ NOTIFICATION

We are extremely pleased to inform you of the result of our monthly
random draw of the Exxonmobil/Google cash give-away which took place on the 18th day of May, 2009.
This award is based on a selection of winners who have used Google to access various hosts. Your e-mail address with serial number 725-958-627-409 and Serial code 409-07 was picked in the random selection of ten addresses.

You have therefore been approved to recieve a cash sum of 50,000.00 (FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS).
This is from the total cash prize of 500,000 Thousand Pounds, shared amongst ten (10) recepients in this category.
Of this amount, you are expected to donate ten percent which will be
your contribution to Exxonmobil research and development centre to
aid in Bio and alternative fuels research.

Please contact our claims and awards department through our agent,
Mr Mark Taylor via the phone number and e-mail address below;

Mark Taylor
+447031846085
mr.m.g.taylor@googlemail.com


Your reference number is HW725-958-627-409.
Please indicate your reference number on any response mail sent to our agents for easy identification.
You have 10 days to respond to this notification.

Sincerely,

John .B. Hawkingson,
Online Co ordinator.




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