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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: "Margaret Sisulu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ralphlloyd34@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:21:58 +0200
Subject: Your serial No. is 819-17..

This is to inform you that your email have been selected for a cash prize
of $1,400,000.00 in the SAFA/World Cup Lottery draw held on the 25th of
March, 2010 in Cape Town.

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
Computerized email selection system (E.S.S) from a database of over 21,000
emails addresses drawn from which
you were selected.

Please contact our claims agent:
Mr. Ralph Lloyd
Email: ralphlloyd34@yahoo.com.hk

Provide him with the information
below:1.Name.2.Address.3.Nationality.4.Age.5.Occupation.6.Phone/Fax,Amount
won.

Yours faithfully,
Margaret Sisulu (Mrs.)
 

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