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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: "Bonoloto. Combinacion Ganadora" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <asmseguridadsl@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:22:55 -0500
Subject: Beneficiary

Beneficiary.

It is a profound gratitude communicating
with you through this medium. We Bonoloto.
Combinacion Ganadora wish to inform you
that your email address with Ticket Number
Ticket Nr.: 1 7 10 20 30 32 C:38 R:9, Reference
Nr.: 5687SPL876 won prize fund of 1,200,000.00
Euros categorically in our lottery program.

Please contact our FOREIGN TRANSFER MANAGER.

A.S.M. SEGURIDAD, S.L.
Dr. Gerald Erichsen
Telephone :+ 34 634 182 395.
Email: asmseguridadsl@aim.com
asmseguridads@aim.com

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Magdaleen Owen.
Public Relation Officer.

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