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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: mariam <mariamlope000004@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: dralfonso_alfred@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:33:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?TW1lIE1hcmlhbSBOb8OrbCBWSUVJTExF?=


À
l'attention de: vainqueur Votre adresse
e-mail a remporté la somme de € 86.000 (quatre
vingt six mille Euros ) d'un concours
international de Courrier électronique balayage jeu de loterie Programme
organisée par la Coopération automobile BMW, qui a eu lieu le 1er Nov 2010 en
Cote
d' ivoire. Nous vous  écrivons
pour vous informer officiellement de ce prix et  nous vous informons que vous
contactez votre agent de réclamation
Mr.Alfred
Alfonso,
Courrier électronique:dralfonso_alfred@yahoo.fr
Tél: 0022546282479
(1) Lot n °:
TY894652 2) No.
De référence: 9512EU21
Veuillez lui transmettre
vos informations suivantes:
NOM : PRÉNOM : ADRESSE COMPLÈTE : NUMÉRO DE TÉLÉPHONE : PAYS : PROFESSION : 1-COPIE DE VOTRE CARTE NATIONAL
D'IDENTITE OU PASSEPORT.






























































































































































































































































































     Mme Mariam Noël VIEILLE
DIRECTRICE DES
OPERATIONS



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