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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: ARTHUR GUINNESS <concurso.interno4anios@msp.gob.ec>
Reply-To: ARTHUR GUINNESS <amicorp@europe.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:27:10 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: 074/10AGF

THE ARTHUR GUINNESS FUND
GUINNESS COMPANY
18 Majestic Close Middleleaze,
Swindon, SN5 5TT,
United Kingdom

You have just been listed among the Seven beneficiaries of the 2010 ARTHUR GUINNESS FUND
AWARD of 3,000,000 :00 GBP.AWARD DETAILS ARE: Batch NUMBER: 074/10AGF : Ref NUMBER: UK/942AGF
The Arthur Guinness Fund is a global fund, created as part of the Guinness 250 celebration.WINNING DATE: May 1st, 2012
For Claims, Contact:
====================================
Name: Bar.Howard Martins
EMAIL:howardmartins@kimo.com
=====================================
NOTE: Award Clearance is done online.
PLS: THIS IS A VALID COMPUTER GENERATED LETTER AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SIGNATURE.

So you e-mail at the above address your claims agent immediately with all the claims requirements below, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications.

Claims Requirements:
================================================== ==
1. Full Name: 2. Nationality: 3. Date of Birth: 4. Sex: 5. Marital Status: 6. Contact address: 7. Mobile phone number: 8. Occupation:
================================================== ==
Regards,
Mrs Hilary Tallis
International Grant Senior Coordinator


"Clausula de Confidencialidad: La informacion contenida en el presente mensaje es confidencial, esta dirigida exclusivamente a su destinatario y no puede ser vinculante. El Ministerio de Salud no se responsabiliza por su uso y deja expresa constancia que en los registros de la Institucion consta la informacion originalmente enviada. Este mensaje esta protegido por la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, Ley de Comercio Electronico, Firmas y Mensajes de datos, reglamentos y acuerdos internacionales relacionados. Si usted no es el destinatario de este mensaje, recomendamos su eliminacion inmediata. La distribucion o copia del mismo, esta prohibida y sera sancionada de acuerdo al Codigo Penal y demas normas aplicables. La transmision de informacion por correo electronico, no garantiza que la misma sea segura o este libre de error, por consiguiente, se recomienda su verificacion.
Toda solicitud de informacion requerida de manera oficial al MSP debe ser ingresada por Secretaria General y dirigida a la maxima autoridad de la Institucion, conforme a la Ley y demas normas vigentes."
(Las tildes han sido omitidas intencionalmente para evitar problemas de
lectura).

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