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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: "UK LOTTERY AWARD 2009" <info@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidbateagent9@sify.com
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:16:31 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: REF: NLU/63120973/LY AND BATCH: 08/H3401/3UK




YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY AWARD 2009
(£600,000.00)
REF: NLU/63120973/LY
BATCH: 08/H3401/3UK
Serial No:173/02
UKLucky No:6-6-43-00-47-90
Ticket No:8VY5710428

please send your Full Name,Home and Office Tel & Fax Number, Mobile Tel
Number and your winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won
information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim
agent in address
below:


**************************************************
Contact Agent: Mr. David Bates
Foreign Services Directorate/ Operation Personnel
Pacifico Sistemas Informáticos GmbH & Co.
E-mail: davidbateagent9@sify.com
Phone: +447729704009
Fax:+44-870 974 0213
**************************************************

Once again congratulations. Your email adress has brougt to you this
unexpected luck. CONGRATULATIONS.







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