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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: "NLF LOTTO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kuniokoji@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:07:11 -0400
Subject: Category A Prize Winner

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Address: Head office, 3-5-1, Nihonbashi Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8426, Japan.

Category A Prize Winner

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NLF ONLINE International Lottery programs that entered your email addresses amongst other addresses for the international lottery programs conducted by NLF ONLINE.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers 7-14-88-23-31-45, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$ 500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) from a total sum of USD $2,500,000.00 shared amongst the first 5 lucky winners entered in their category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

To file for your claim now, please contact transglobe trust finance Agency lottery Agent.

Mr. Koji Kunio
Add: 3 - 4 Kojimachi Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0083 Japan
Email: kuniokoji@yahoo.com.hk or koji.kunio@gmail.com
TELL: +8613538038082

Please provide him with your 6 digit numbers 8, 3, 7, 9, 5, 2 and your password RRTAz15. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible:

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

Congratulations once again!

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Katsu Isao

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