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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: "Luke Holmes" <neran@w1c9srgfi.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <officialpaymentofficedept2011@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 16:20:13 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations !!!
 
We are pleased to inform you about the result of the FACE BOOK LOTTO Programs World Wide held on the 11th of April, 2011 . Your name attached to ticket Number ES 7686605 with serial Number 6774-582 drew lucky numbers 7-16-98-22-20-45, which consequently won in the first category.
 
You have therefore been approved for a sum pay of $500,000.00 in cash credited to file Reference Number BRULT / 024A/576/533/7D. This is from total prize of $500,000.00 shared among the fifty internationalwinners in this category.
 
Following the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your Winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you through
 
(1)Your account
(2)Bank Cheque
(3) ATM CARD.
 
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam artists All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies' and 30,000,000 individuals' email addresses and names from all over the world. This
promotional program takes place every three years.You have to be Rest assured that this is Legal..and there are Some Scam artists
around...Thanks to the Inter-Pol...216 of them have been arrested...
The software corporation to encourage some few individuals with website and email addresses promoted this lottery.
 
 
Your name was selected by Mr Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Face book
(Founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer ) The promotion was made to make all face book user benefit from the gain the company made. Face book is the first and ever largest means of meeting both old and new friends.
 
 
All winnings must be claimed before 31st of June, 2011. After
this date, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. To
avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, if there is any change in email address please contact us on time.
 
You are advised to contact the payment department with your full name and address on their email below:
 
officialpaymentofficedept2011@gmail.com
 
 
Kindly get back to us to claim your fund and how you want it to be
sent to you.
 
Thank you.
 
Luke Holmes for CDAA
 
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