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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: "Dr. Jack Denis (Google Management)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <walterjon@one.co.il>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:40:05 -0700
Subject: Google 11th Anniversary Awards.

Google 11th Anniversary Awards.
94 Marylebone High Street,
London W1U 4RY, United Kingdom.

Congratulations!!

We are pleased to inform you that your email address has won you an Award in the Google 11th Anniversary Awards as organized by the Anniversary Centre of Google Inc. held on September 16th 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

The Anniversary Centre of Google Inc randomly selected 10 email addresses through a computer ballot system to receive an award of five hundred thousand Great British Pounds each as a part of their for-profit philanthropic wing (GOOGLE.ORG) promotion. Awards MUST be claimed by the email owner ONLY, these are your winning information's Reference code: GOOGLE09/294/M-3, File number: G12/1, Serial Number: 046538, Winning Numbers: 1 73 14 4 17 27

Send your complete personal information with your winning information's to the paying outlet to enable the process of your claim;

1. Full name:
2. Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone/Fax no:
5. Marital Status:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding claim agent immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund.

Contact information is as follow:
Mr.Walter Johnson
Email: walterjon@one.co.il

Director of Operations: Dr. Jack Denis (Google Management)
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After 11 years of establishment, Google Inc is worth over US$23 Billion with over 20,000 workers worldwide making it the best and most successful online search engine around the globe. Keep your Award information confidential.


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