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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: "Yahoo/MsnLottery 2011" <info@winners.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr_robertkiefer@live.co.uk
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:15:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject:

Yahoo/MsnLottery
Incorporation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te
United Kingdom

Dear lucky winner,

We are please to inform you that you just won the sum of (£500,000.00) FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the month of JANUARY
2011 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC &
WINDOWS LIVE.

Batch number...................YM 09102XN
Reff number..................YM35447XN
Winning number...................YM09788

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the EVENTS
AGENT to facilitate them and process the COURIER of your money.

(CONTACT EVENTS AGENT MANAGER)
Mr. Robert Kieffer
Head Winning Claims Dept
Official Email: mr_robertkiefer@live.co.uk

Provide the information below;
1.NAMES:....
2.ADDRESS:....
3.SEX/AGE:....
4.COUNTRY:....
5.OCCUPATION:....
6.TELEPHONE:......

Congratulations!! once again.

Dr Samuel Bent
(Lottery Co-ordinator



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