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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: "Mrs. MAHDIYAH UMNIYAH" <intlawarddept@aim.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:08:47 +0800
Subject: Contact Mr. Young.

FROM: THE DIRECTOR
E-LOTTERY ASIA.
REF: EL3/9218/04
BATCH: 8/163/EL.
Attn: Dear Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you that you email address is
attached to an E-ticket of winning a lump sum of One
million, five hundred thousand united states dollars.
(US$1,500,000.00) from the E-Lottery Asia draws held
on the 15th July, 2010. Your ticket number: EL-19144
of Serial number: EL-15542 and Batch Number: EL-20
drawn from Lucky numbers 20-2-39-4-7 won in the first
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This promotional program takes place every year and
is Promoted and sponsored by a group of Successful
Electronic Dealers. Were all Winners were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from over
40,000 companies and 20,000,000 individual emails
addresses from all over the world. You are advised
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
Double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
To file for your claim, contact our paying officer.

Mr. Khoo Young (Lottery Director)
E-Lottery Company Asia
29B, Subang Jaya,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
TEL: +60 103706401
Email: intlawarddept@aim.com

Please note that in order to avoid unnecessary delays
or Complications remember to quote your Reference
and Ticket numbers in all correspondence.
Congratulations once more and thank you for being
part of our promotional program

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. MAHDIYAH UMNIYAH
For Management.




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