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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.Rose Raul" <anhlt@cdit.com.vn>
Reply-To: ups.dpt01@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:58:29 +0700 (ICT)
Subject:




***CONGRATULATION****

Your email has won for you $2,000,000.00 USD in our prestigious Microsoft Lottery that is currently going on now.
Your email address was randomly selected with the aid of a computer billoting system from all web users list of email address world wild.
You are hereby advise to contact UPS EXPRESS COURIER with your information below for delivery of your winnings:

Name:
Address:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Country:
Telphone Number:

CONTACT UPS EXPRESS COURIER
Mr. Frank Adams
Email: ups.dpt01@ymail.com
Tel: +2348072115127

Note: We have paid for the delivery and premium insurance fee of your winning prize and you are to pay to the UPS courier Service the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars $150 USD for their security fee.

We could have paid this for you but we do not know when you will contact them.

Once again Congratulations

Mrs.Rose Raul.
ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR

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