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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: "WEEKLY LOTTERY SHOWS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unioncreat@cableone.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:04:02 -0800
Subject: JOIN THE WINNING TEAM

WEEKLY PLAY AND WIN LOTTORY SHOW
 
You are been contacted to play in the INTERNET USERS LOTTERY WEEKLY DRAWS. As an internet user with an email address you are qualified to play and win in this lottery. To play all you have to do is send in the under listed details and you will SHORTLIST FOR THE WEEKLY COMPUTRIZE DRAWS which comes up on a weekly bases. Only those above 18years are eligible to participate in this lottery.
 
To play send these:  TAKE YOUR CHANCE YOU MAYBE A WINNER!!!!
 
1. Your names:____________________________
 
3.Age:_________________________Sex______________
 
2.Your Country of Origin:______________________
 
The draws shall be done country by country. After the weekly draws all first price winners will be sent the winning payment of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros. The times you send in your details the more chances you have in winning.
 
You will receive our winning notification mail if you are a winner at the end of our weekly draws. Play now and be a winner.
This lottery is sponsored by all the top leading search engines on the internet. This internet
Lottery show will end in June 2010.
 
Congratulation in advance.
 
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