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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: "Cpros" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claims@cashonpromos.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 21:52:28 +0200
Subject: RECALL: Your Ticket Information Order Number 01-07-11-33-36-40......******

For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
(Mr. Mark Jonathan )
Tel: + 27 (78) 822-7214
Fax: + 27 (11) 219-7387
E-mail:cpros01@gala.net
 
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !
 
Verification/Confirmation of fund US$2,791,000.00 from CASH Online Promotion payment for December  2010. The Validity period of the winnings is (10) Working Days, of your reply to the Manager.
 
For more inforamtion, Kindly view the attached MICROSOFT WORD Ticket Number, Plus Number, Powerball Numbers & Pick Numbers, And also include your contact telephone number. You are advised to quote this when claiming the fund.
 
PS: View the attached Microsoft Word for the formalities of your claims.
 
NOTE: Once again, "The Validity period of the claims is (10) Working Days, of your reply to the Manager".
 
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Rose Mary Andrea
Promotions Manager
CASH Online Promotions
Copy Right (C) 2009
Reg No: (2004/231060/10)

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