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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: "From: South Africa Cricket Board" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cricketlive@live.co.za>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:08:10 +0200
Subject: 2012 Cricket Jackpot Winner

Dear Beneficiary
The Icc cricket South Africa wish to notify that you have
been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a
cash Grant/Donation of (USD$3.000, 000.00), in the on-going Cricket 2012
promotion, We are pleased to inform you today of the result of the winners
of the Icc cricket international online lottery promo program held for
this year. REFERENCE NUMBER: ZA/2012 /ICC/
REFERENCE NUMBER: ICC/2012/4123/CAMP/
SECURITY CODE: 2012/2013/8828
To redeem your Prize forward the above qualification numbers and
your Personal Information to our redemption centre.
CONTACT :Name: Frank Taylor
TEL:+27-788-7589-17
Email: cricketlive@live.co.za
1.FULL NAMES----------------------------
2.AGE--------------------------------------
3.SEX--------------------------------------
4.CONTACT PHONE NUMBER-------------
5.OFFICE MOBILE-------------------------
6.COUNTRY--------------------------------
7.CITY-------------------------------------
8.ADDRESS--------------------------------
8.OCCUPATION----------------------------
9.ANY COPY OF YOUR ID-----------------
8.HOME ADDRESS------------------------
10.EMAIL ADDRESS---------------------
THANKS AND REGARDS
MRS MARY KATE
ONLINE CO-COORDINATOR

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