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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "luis-antoniogan@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "luis-antoniogan@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: "Sivis Electronic Co., Limited" <info@sivis.com>
Reply-To: luis-antoniogan@live.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:12:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:

Sivis Electronic Co., Limited
Building 3th, Shiyan Hongfa Industrial Park,
Baoan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
PHONE : 0574-63563328

:::::::...COMPANY YEAR E-MAIL AWARDS..:::::::

Dear winner,

We at Sivis Electronic global office likes to officially congratulate
you for the draw that just held by our company which featured you as the
second place winner of our yearly promotions.Our company hold search
every YEAR,based on the random selection exercise of internet service
providers (ISP) and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide,Our
company holds awards to promote our global publicity and reputations as
we plan to exploit more corners of the globe with our highly valued
product line.

Your email address with MICROS ID ( VDT-0484-JND-870US-2PW ) was luckily
drawn to be this year's second place winner of a Brand New Toyota camry
and a cash prize of $870,000 United States Dollars.This money and gift
we believe will enable you make some impact in the society and possibly
invest in our company in the near future.

Prizes won : Toyota camry and $870,000USD cash
Your Micros ID is : VDT-0484-JND-870US-2PW

Contact company Agent Dr.Luis Antonio Gan also responsible for your
claims who is our claims official in Europe..United Kingdom and can
understand your english and some european languages. Your Qualification
number is: (VDT-0484-JND-870US-2PW)

REMITTANCE CONTACT
Name : Dr.Luis Antonio Gan
Email : luis-antoniogan@live.com
Address : 24 Building park, London. United Kingdom
When contacting the claims agent you should include the following if you
must get a response from him;
_________________________________________________
*** Your Full Name
*** Your Address
*** Your Country
*** Your Phone number
*** Your Age(Date of birth)
*** Your Gender(Male or Female)
*** Your present Occupation
*** Your Micros ID
________________________________________________
We await your response.We know you must be excited,skeptic and very happy
about this news you have just received from us and the truth is that we
are doing this to put smiles into homes and hearts of people
worldwide.The only thing you will need to pay to this company is to
kindly place our company logo on the Toyota camry car that you have just
won for a minimum of 5months.
Special greetings from the entire family of Sivis Electronic Co., Limited
Worldwide.
Signed,
Mrs. Ling Chin (Sec.announcer)
_______________________________________________________
Note: All funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,not
later that 7 days after notification.And should send contact Dr.Luis
Antonio Gan with their properly filled form and send e-mailto this
address; luis-antoniogan@live.com

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