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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: BT & LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS PROMOTIONS TEAM <verificationdepartment@lotboardoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:40:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BT/LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS PROMOTIONS TEAM

BT/LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS PROMOTIONS
NATIONAL LOGISTICS CENTRE (NLC)
WINGATES INDUSTRIAL PARK WESTHOUGHTON,BOLTON. BL5 3XU ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.
24 HOURS TEL: +44 703 174 8151 / +44 703 174 5654
FAX: +44 207 681 2768.



DEAR WINNER,



KINDLY VIEW THE ATTACHMENT ENCLOSED IN THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE FOR YOUR CONFIDENTIAL WINNING REFERENCES TO ENABLE YOUR WINNING PRIZE TRANSFER BY THE PAYING BANK.



CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FROM THE LOTTERY BOARD/TEAM BRITISH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.



Regards,
(BT / LONDON 2012 LOTTERY DRAW).
24 HOURS TEL: +44 703 174 8151
FAX: +44 207 681 2768

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