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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: "JERRY JONES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerry_jones2010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:18:34 +0100
Subject: PICK IT AND GIVE ME A CALL

Hello My Dear,

I have sent an email to inform you about your winning prize Draw by the chevron oil company without response.
I have already sent you USD5,000.00 dollars through Western union as we have been given the mandate to
transfer your full Winning payment total sum of US$1.5M since 2009 via western union by the Multinational
Oil company,chevron Oil Co.

I was also trying to locate your telephone number to give you the information through phone but was not
successful. Now, I decided to email you once again the MTCN and sender name so that you will pick up
this USD5,000.00 to enable us send another USD5,000.00 later today as you know, we will be sending you
only USD5,000.00 per day.Please pick up this information and run to western union to pick up the USD5,000.00
and call me back to send you another payment today, My direct phone number is: +234-1-768-54-96 and
Email:(jerry_jones2010@hotmail.com)

Please call or email me once you pick up this USD5,000.00 today.Here is the western union information to
pick up the USD5,000.00;

MTCN :519-906-25-43
Sender's Name:Philip sander
Test Question: Transfer
Answer:Winner
Amount:USD5,000.00

I am waiting for your call once you pick up this USD5,000.00, call or Please email me your direct telephone
number because I need to be calling you once we send any payment for the information.


Thanks
JERRY JONES
(Accountant)

TO CHECK THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MONEY, PLEASE GO TO WWW.WESTERNUNION.COM GO
TRACK THE MONEY WITH THIS SENDERS NAME AND THE MTCN NUMBER AND YOU WILL SEE THAT
YOUR MONEY HAS BEEN SENT ALREADY. SO PICK THE MONEY AND CALL ME SO THAT I CAN SEND
YOU ANOTHER 5000.

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