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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: "MRS AMANDA INNOCENT" <chloe-factory@nexyzbb.ne.jp>
Reply-To: seanthompson101@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:29:43 -1100 (SST)
Subject:




OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
1,000,000.00 USD (one million United State Dollars) in the International
programs held on the 13th of August. 2011 in THE NETHERLANDS. The selection process
was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection
system(s) from a database of over 250,000,000.00 emails addresses drawn from all the
continents of the world.

The Powerball lottery Promo is approved by the Netherlands Gaming Board and also
Licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). To begin
the processing of your prize you are to contact our executive claims officer
through the contact stated below with your personal informations for verification
purpose:

Mr. SEAN THOMPSON.
Claims Agent

E-mail: seanthompson101@hotmail.com

WINNING VERIFICATION FORM

1.Name in full............................
2.Address.................................
3.Nationality............................
4.Age........................................
5.Occupation............................
6.Phone/Fax.............................
7.Present Country.....................

MRS AMANDA INNOCENT
Promo Co-ordinator.


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