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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: "Borst" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vaginfo@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:45:41 +0200
Subject: WINNING

REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/EA
BATCH NO: 4583JL/WIN/IDS
LUCKY NO:10/23/44/72/80
Ticket NO:4-18-19-30-48

PROMOTION DATE: of Aug 23 2010
FROM DESK OF PROMOTION {ZENITH LOTTERY}YOUR EMAIL ID HAS WON 450,000.00(FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSA AND EUROS) in the first
category of our computer ballot email lottery. No ticket was sold but it is to encourage internet claim your winning, the paying
agent office:


Mr.Frank Dorek
Email:vaginfo@aim.com
Tel:+31-647-226-334

Send the following to the claim departmen:

Full names:
Age:
Occupation:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:

Please note that you will be required to pay for the issuance of your legal back up and legalization of certificate of deposit document in court, All
winnings must be claimed not later than 14 days

Sincerely Yours,

Gina Borst"Mrs"

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