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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: "Uk Lottery Organization" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklottoorg00001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 23:25:33 +0700
Subject: Your email address has won you the sum of us$4,600,000.00

UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.

If you are the correct owner of this email address,then be glad this
day as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail winning draws and
sweepstakes held in BANGKOK-THAILAND on the 27th of July 2010 has
just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail
address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim
the sum of US$4.6M.

Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket
Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583.You are to
contact Frank Usmond. on the below email address for quick
delivery of your won of US$4.6M CERTIFIED CHEQUE.


In order to ascertain you as the rightful receiver of
the US$4.6M you are to include the below listed information in your reply mail.
Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky
numbers, date/venue of draw, address ,contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers, sex, age,
occupation and job title.

Office Address: 45 Bagna, BANGKOK 21001,THAILAND.
Email-Address:frankusmond01@yahoo.com.hk
Telephone: +66852394266.
Contact Agent: Frank Usmond.

Yours Truly,
Mr James Donald.
Co-ordinator.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.

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