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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: "Sir. Abraham.J.Wolters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ajohwolters1@mail.mn>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:28:33 -0800
Subject: HOTMAIL,YAHOO AND GOOGLE WINNING NOTIFICATION

Hotmail,Yahoo and Google Incorporation+.
Belgrave House,
76 Buckingham Palace Road,
London SW1W 9TQ,
United Kingdom
HOTMAIL,YAHOO AND GOOGLE  WINNING NOTIFICATION.
We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of our lucky winners selected this year. This beging of year promotion was set-up to encourage the active use of the Hotmail,Yahoo and Google search engine and the Hotmail,Yahoo and Google ancillary services. Hence we do believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage to this company. Hotmail,Yahoo and Google is now the world leading search engine worldwide, and in an effort to sure that it remains the most widely used search engine, an online e-mail balloting was carried out on the 30th of December 2011 without your knowledge, it was officially released today been the  21th Of February 2012. We which to formally announced to you that your email address was attached to a lump sum of 500,000.00 {Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling's}.
We also wish to inform you that you have successfully passed the requirements, statutory obligations, verifications and our satisfactory report test conducted for all our online winners. A winning Cheque will be issued in your name by Hotmail,Yahoo and Google Promotion Award Team, and also a certificate of prize claims will be sent along side your winning Cheque.
These are your award details.
Security Code Number: GUK/4532345G.
Ticket No: GUK/699/33/2011
Winning Number: GUK/877/798/2011
 
Information's required from you are part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your won prize, please contact our Foreign Transfer Manager Sir. Sir. Abraham.J.Wolters neatly filling the verification and fund release form below..
VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
(1) Your contact address.
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbers.
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
(4) Your Full Name.
(5) Sex.
(6) Occupation
(7) Age.
(8) Ever won an online lottery?
Mode of Prize Remittance.
(1)Courier Delivery Of your Certified Winning Cheque Name and other Winning Documents safely to you.
You are advised to contact your Foreign Transfer Manager Sir George Herbert with his private email details below to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
FOREIGN CLAIMS MANAGER
 
Sir. Abraham.J.Wolters
E-mail: ajohwolters1@mail.mn
 
HOTMAIL,YAHOO AND GOOGLE  SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).

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