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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. Deborah Summers" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <terryowens147@secretarias.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:00:06 -0600
Subject: INTERNET PROGRAMS

Attention,



Prominent User of the Internet How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition.
This is to inform you that a total cash prize of US $6,000,000.00 Dollars,given to the first (8) people who will be compensated in this world
internet Programs.All participants were selected randomly from Worldwide Web site through computer draw system and Extracted from over 100.000
companies I am using this opportunity to thank you for using the internet daily.



Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office, we want to compensate you and show our Gratitude to you with the sum of
$6,000,000.00 United States of America Dollars we have authorized Mr. Terry Owens in capital city ABUJA nigeria to assist you in getting your
compensation checks across to you. The name and contact address with you want your cheque to be delivered to.



Mr. Terry Owens is as follows;
CONTACT AGENT: Mr. Terry Owens
EMAIL: terryowens147@secretarias.com



Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mr.Terry Owens on your behalf to send the cash prize of SIX MILLIONS United State Dollars to
you as soon as you contact him with your Delivery address and Telephonenumbers without delay.



Dr. Deborah Summers
world Library & Museum
Former Director International Online
Co-coordinator. C 2009 WORLD
INTERNET PROGRAMS

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