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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: "Nidec Copal Company" <epad@nidec.com>
Reply-To: drshaw.hamilton01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 19:32:20 +0700
Subject:

Attn: Dear Winner,

You have been awarded the sum of $850,000.00 United stated dollars along
with a Brand New BMW X5 Car from the Nidec Copal Company yearly promotion
2010, you are hereby directed to contact our officer incharge for the
claiming of your prize.

When contacting the claims agent you should include the following if you
must get a response from him;*** Your Full Name ***Address*** Phone
number*** Age*** Gender*** Occupation *** Winning email; via email to
Name: Dr Hamilton Shaw. Email: drshaw.hamilton01@gmail.com. Address :
Embark Lane 23, London. United Kingdom. Phone Contact (+44) 70359 19875.

Regards

Mr. Hiroshi Toriba (Snr.)

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