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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: "Dr. Ross Vaughn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tallenxyz@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:09:04 +0200
Subject: 2010 GLOBAL BONANZA WINNER.

We happily announce today the 2010 annual draw results of the Global Call Sweepstakes Lottery program held last Saturday in New York. Your email address attached to Ticket File Number 2010/510054/UKGL, with Referencel number GLC/2010/ZA02/EU and Batch Number 990103, won in the 1st Category. This program is sponsored annually by multinational Information Technology and Telecommunication companies to promote the use of the internet. You have been approved for payment of the sum of $1, 248, 600:00 (One Million, Two Hundred and Forty - Eight Thousand Six Hundred United States Dollars). To file for your claim, immediately contact our fiduciary claim agent, Mrs. Theresa Allen, by sending her via email your Ticket File Number: 2010/510054/UKGL, Referencel number: GLC/2010/ZA02/EU and Batch Number: 990103. Also include your full names, address, telephone numbers, date of birth, sex, occupation and nationality. Our claim agent details are;

Mrs. Theresa Allen
Email: tallenxyz@aol.com
Telephone Line: +1-940-238-5397. (Calls Between 8am-5pm New York Time Only.)

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ross Vaughn (Program coordinator.)

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