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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: "USA Award Promo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tressmore@live.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:32:37 +0100
Subject: Reconfirm Your Information For Payment

We are delighted to inform you of your winning for the end of the year fiscal award promotion on the 18th March, 2010 from the United States of America International Award Program which is partially based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses. Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number; 575061725 8056490902. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows:

Your Winning details are as follows:
Batch Number: AOL917701116000.
Winning Number: AOL1229/USLP.
Ref: Number: AOL991327820

HOW TO FILE YOUR CLAIM: Simply contact your claims agent below:
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT HERE
Mr Tress More
International Claims Department
Official Email: tressmore@live.com

CLAIMS REQUIREMENT
1. FULL NAMES: ......................................?
2. NATIONALITY: ....................................?
3. DATE OF BIRTH: ...................................?
4. SEX: ........................................................?
5. MARITAL STATUS: ..............................?
6. CONTACT ADDRESS: .........................?
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ......................?
8. OCCUPATION: ....................................?
9. MONTHLY INCOME:...........................?

2010 International Award Winner.
Contact: Official Email: tressmore@live.com

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