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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: "US LOTTERY BOARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <enquirydesk2009@live.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 03:46:56 +0100
Subject: Re: Contact Mr. Gomez Clark For Your US Lottery Winning Claims

Dear winner,
Ref: US/9420x2/68
Batch: 074/05/zy369

The U.S national lottery in conjunction with Microsoft is pleased to inform you that you emerged a winner of US$3,000,000.00 (Three million United States of America Dollars) in the just concluded national lottery online draws held on June 1st 2009.

However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of ten winners in the first category for the third prize.

Your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 125,000 website on the internet of which your email address was attached to a ticket number, and it was selected along with others as winners.

Your ref number: US/9420x2/68 attached to your email address, with Serial number 5073-12 drew the lucky numbers 05-11-12-16-17-45-42(bonus no.42), this lucky number subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$3,000,000.00 (Three million United State of America Dollars), as (10) lucky winners in this category.

I have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our database. Your particulars have been documented for record purposes. Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. Please fill in the verification form provided below.


Verification form
1. Full name
2. Full address
3. Marital status
4. Occupation
5. Age
6. Sex
7. Nationality
8. Country of residence
9. Home Telephone number
10. Cell Phone Number
11. Fax number
12. Reference number
13. Serial number

You are to immediately contact the Fiduciary Agent Mr. Gomez Clark with the Following email address enquirydesk2009@live.com


Thanks,
Mrs. Sarah Moore.

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