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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: "British Game Commission" <Britishgame@uklottery.com>
Reply-To: britishgame@europaenuniongames.co.uk
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 05:47:44 -0600 (CST)
Subject: You Won 250,000 Pounds

Unit 5 Tiger Court
Kings Drive,
Kings Business ParkPrescot,
Knowsley,
Liverpool L34 1BH
Email:britishgame@europaenuniongames.co.uk
Phone 1: +44 70240 32348
Phone 2: +44 7024033246

Ref:7890/P90
Ticket Number 8788533300129
Serial number 4190/03
You Won 250,000 Pounds

Dear Lottery Winner,

You have been entered into our lottery system automatically through
Our sources random pickings.

Based on this random picking system, you are one of the lucky winners
of our second category to share a sum of 2 million POUNDS.

According to the letter that you received, your share of the money is
250,000 POUNDS (TWOHUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS).

For claims contact claims agent email address:
britishgame@europaenuniongames.co.uk

Contact him with the following information’s:
FULL NAMES/FULL ADDRESS/CELL PHONE NUMBER/AGE/OCCUPATION

Best regard,
Anabel Robert


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