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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamespuna@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Visa Card® / Msn® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamespuna@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:35:23 -0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Visa Card® / Msn® INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT

PROMOTION/CLAIMS DEPARTMENT

440 THE STRAND LONDON, WC2R 0QS

ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

DIRECTOR:DR.GLENN EDWARD

Attn:Winner

Winning No:VCard/877/798/2011

Email Ref No:VCard/699/33/2011

Notification Date:13/11/2011

AMOUNT WON:250,000.00 GBP (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds).

This email address has brought you an unexpected luck and confirmed by our co-sponsor Msn International. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) with a database of over 250,000,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world over the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different winning numbers and e-mail ref numbers for representation and privacy.

You have therefore been approved by

Visa Card Int./Msn UK the sum of 250,000.00 GBP (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds).

===================================

CONTACT CLAIMS CONSULTANT / AGENT

===================================

Name: james Peter

Email: jamespuna@consultant.com

Tel : +44 757-030-6429

Visa Card® /Msn® Promotion Department

Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with all the claims

requirements below.To avoid unnecessary delay.They are needed to proceed.

Claims Requirements:

1. Full Name:_____________________

2. Address:_____________________

3. Nationality:___________Sex:________

4. Age:________Date of Birth:___________

5. Occupation:_____________________

6. Cell Phone:___________Fax:___________

7. State of Origin:_________Country:_______

8.Winning No:_______Email Ref No:______

PROCEDURES / RIGHTS AND PRECAUTIONS.

Choose from payment options and Contact the Claims Administrator with all

your claims requirements well filled at jamespuna@consultant.com

(i).Bank Transfer

(ii).Delivery of Prepaid Visa card® Valued 250,000.00GBP by a registered

Courier Company.

NOTE:

You are to keep all lottery information away from the general public especially your winning number and your e-mail ref number.

(This is very important, as double claiming will not be entertained and will result to disqualification)

Signed,

Mrs.Dora Lazmon(Secretary)

Visa Card® /Msn® Mega Jackpot

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