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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: "Premium Cash" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentlambert2011@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:13:19 +0200
Subject: Establish Your Claim !!

BATCH #: SLSA-0385-PCR
TICKET #: 4278-8845-284

Your Winning Number is 1153243SA

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$1,200,000.00) for the Month of November 2011 Prize promotion which is organized by PREMIUM CASH REWARDS COMPANY.
E-MILLIONAIRE collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online,among the millions that subscribed to various websites. Six people are selected yearly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.

Immediately establish your claim by furnishing us with your details:

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:

Forward the above requested details to your cashier Mr. Tom Lambert via his email: agentlambert2011@aol.com to claim your award.

You will receive your payment in form of cheque (International Certified).

Note that a mandatory US$175 Must be paid to APX Courier (www.apx-air-courier.com)
before your cheque is shipped. This charge is not deductible and it is the ONLY amount you have to
pay to receive your prize.

Congratulations!!!

Sincerely,
Irene Collen
PREMIUM CASH REWARDS

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