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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447011174677 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nokialottofund@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nokialottofund@gmail.com
Date: 07 Apr 2011 18:08:21 -0600
Subject: Congratulations

Millard Sheets' son saves artist's doomed mural at San Jose airportThis article link was mailed to you by: nokialottofund@gmail.com *
The sender included the following message:
NOKIA Promotion Head Office178 Road Solihull B92 7AHUnitedKingdomOFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATIONReference Number: BT:12052005/21Batch Number: 12/25/0034Congratulations, we the staffs of NOKIA congratulate you as one of thelucky winners of our promotion . Your email address has been selected and has won for youthe sum of £500,000. (Five Hundred Thousand Pound Sterlings). In line with thecommemorating event marking our 43rd anniversary and we rolled out£50,000.000.00 (Fifty Million Great Britain Pounds) for the draw. Allparticipants for the online version were selected randomly from World WideWeb sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online as partof the International Promotions Program, which held up in Britain, Londonon 23rd of March, 2011.Your email address was selected as one of the 16lucky winning address in the 2nd category draw of our promotion, you havetherefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred ThousandPound Sterlings). To file and claim your winnings, contact your claimsagent with your:Full Names:……….Address:………….Contry Of Residence:…….Age:……………Tel./Mobile Number:……..Verification Number:……….Reference Number:………Winning Batch Number:……….Contact Person: Mr.Terry LynchTel:+447011174677Email:terrybon45@gmail.comFor further clarification/verification of your claims, Please callMr.Terry Lynch or Contact him via E-mail immediately.Accept our heartily congratulations once again!
Millard Sheets' son saves artist's doomed mural at San Jose airport -
By Joe Rodriguez
Mercury News

Like almost everybody else in town, Tony Sheets thought his famous father's mural of old San Jose couldn't be saved from the wrecking ball; Then he simply peeled it off and said, 'My dad's spirit is happy today' View Full Story
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