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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: "Lottery House" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lothou512@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:34:42 -0700
Subject: FROM MRS.RITA OBIORAH DESK.

FROM MRS.RITA OBIORAH DESK.
WINNING NUMBERS:37-13-43-85-67-11.BV
REF:AIAM/X99-83X/2009
BATCH:S7151085135
REFERENCE NUMBER IS: AIAM/X99-83X/2010
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WE ARE PLEASE TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU AS ONE OF THE 10 LUCKY WINNERS IN THE  ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS (AIAM) LOTTO DRAW HELD ON JULY 2010. ALL 10 WINNING ADDRESSES WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM A BATCH OF 50,000,000 INTERNATIONAL EMAILS. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMERGED ALONGSIDE 9 OTHERS AS A CATEGORY ONE WINNER IN THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL AIAM LOTTO DRAW.
CONSEQUENTLY,YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A TOTAL PAY OUT OF 5,000,000USD(ONE  MILLION  FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND) CONGRATULATIONS!!! DUE TO MIX UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU.PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL OUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE BELOW DETAILS FOR PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIMS:
CLAIMS AGENT: MR. FRANK WILLIAMS.
E-MAIL:( lothou512@gmail.com )
TEL: +234-8033449089
INDICATING YOUR:
1. FULL NAME:
2. FULL ADDRESS:
3. TELEPHONE:
4. REFERENCE NUMBER:
YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS: AIAM/X99-83X/2010
PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE THE ABOVE REFERENCE NUMBER WHEN CONTACTING YOUR CLAIM AGENT. WE WISH TO CONGRATULATE YOU OVER YOUR WINNING AS WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE IN MAKING THE WORLD A PEACEFUL PLACE FOR HUMAN RACE.
AND ALSO, ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIM THERE FUND NOT LATER THAN 15 DAYS.AFTER THIS DATE ALL UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT STAKE.PLEASE NOTE IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARYY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS PLEASE TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER AND YOUR BATCH NUMBERS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS. RITA OBIORAH.FROM MRS.RITA OBIORAH DESK.
WINNING NUMBERS:37-13-43-85-67-11.BV
REF:AIAM/X99-83X/2009
BATCH:S7151085135
REFERENCE NUMBER IS: AIAM/X99-83X/2010
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WE ARE PLEASE TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU AS ONE OF THE 10 LUCKY WINNERS IN THE  ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS (AIAM) LOTTO DRAW HELD ON JULY 2010. ALL 10 WINNING ADDRESSES WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM A BATCH OF 50,000,000 INTERNATIONAL EMAILS. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS EMERGED ALONGSIDE 9 OTHERS AS A CATEGORY ONE WINNER IN THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL AIAM LOTTO DRAW.
CONSEQUENTLY,YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN APPROVED FOR A TOTAL PAY OUT OF 5,000,000USD(ONE  MILLION  FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND) CONGRATULATIONS!!! DUE TO MIX UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND NAMES, WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS HAS BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU.PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL OUR CLAIM AGENT WITH THE BELOW DETAILS FOR PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIMS:
CLAIMS AGENT: MR. FRANK WILLIAMS.
E-MAIL:( lothou512@gmail.com )
TEL: +234-8033449089
INDICATING YOUR:
1. FULL NAME:
2. FULL ADDRESS:
3. TELEPHONE:
4. REFERENCE NUMBER:
YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS: AIAM/X99-83X/2010
PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE THE ABOVE REFERENCE NUMBER WHEN CONTACTING YOUR CLAIM AGENT. WE WISH TO CONGRATULATE YOU OVER YOUR WINNING AS WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE IN MAKING THE WORLD A PEACEFUL PLACE FOR HUMAN RACE.
AND ALSO, ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIM THERE FUND NOT LATER THAN 15 DAYS.AFTER THIS DATE ALL UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT STAKE.PLEASE NOTE IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARYY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS PLEASE TO QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER AND YOUR BATCH NUMBERS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS. RITA OBIORAH.

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