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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: "lexus Motor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lesuxPromotion@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:44:54 +0800
Subject: DEAR LUCKY WINNER!!!!!

lexus Motor Company Lottery Promotion
japan/china Lottery Promotion
lexus House,N60 Raffles Place,
Beijing,China (ASIA DISTRICT).
===================================
Our Reference: lux 2010/19513-10.
Our Batch: 24/00319/lux

Dear Lucky Winner,


This is to inform you that your email ID have won you a prize money of USD$300,000.00(three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)for this Year Lottery promotion which is organized by lexus Motor Company,Your Email-ID was selected by the Microsoft Corporation which Always Supplied lesux Company With Fifty Thousand Email Addresses Of Active Internet Users Yearly, And Your Email Address Was Submitted as one Of the Active Internet Users For the Year 2010.After Email Address are Been Submitted to us for the Random Selection By Microsoft Corporation,we only select five people as our winners,through electronic balloting System without the winner applying.

These are your identification numbers:
Ref: lux/26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/lux
Winning number: lux/09788/60

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
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1.Full Name:....
2.Contact Address:....
3.Sex:....
4.Date Of Birth:......
5.Marital Status:......
6.Country:......
7.State:......
8.City:.......
9.Zip Code:......
10.Occupation:......
11.Telephone Number:.....


To file for your claim, please fill and submit your verification form to our fiduciary manager immediately via email.
(CLAIMS MANAGER)
Contact Person: Dr Jimmy Leo.
Email: lesuxPromotion@gmail.com
web;;;;http://www.lexus.com/
Congratulation Once More And Please Do Not Forget to help the poor in the society when lexus Company makes you a Beneficiary.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Eunice Chen
Promotion Online Announcer,
lexus Motor Company,
China,(ASIA DISTRICT).

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