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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: "SWISS E-MAIL LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <swissp3@live.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 04:49:43 -0500
Subject: LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATIONS!!!, VERY IMPORTANT

Dear Winner,

Your email address has won you £971,450.00 (Nine Hundred and Seventy One, Four Hundred Great British
Pounds Only) in the ongoing 2011 SWISS LOTTERY PROMOTION. NOTE: To file for your claim, please contact our UK
Regional SWISSLOTTO cooperate Office (Claim Department via information's below with the requested information's.

DR. CHRIS THORNTON (Claim Promo Officer)
Email: c.thornton@swisslottouk.com

**************************************************
Find below your promotion date, Reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in your
correspondence to our claim's department.
**************************************************
(1) Ref No: SL/037/11/06/CH
(2) Batch No: SL/10/QB/CH
(3) Lucky No: 03-13-31.54-123
(4) Serial No: SLP/82536MANCH/UK
**************************************************
Once again on behalf of all our staff and Managements we say CONGRATULATIONS!

Yours truly,
Mirabel Vangaal

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