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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: "BlackBerry Mobile Promo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ronneyrich@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48:22 -0700
Subject: Winning Prize Of £1,000,000 00 GBP

BLACKBERRY 12TH ANNIVERSARY
AWARDS CENTRE, 20 ORANGE STREET,
3RD FLOOR, WC2H 7NN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Award Ref No: BB-Reslt-0120076/2012.
File Ref No: 004/0042012.

Dear lucky Winner

Blackberry Mobile Phone Company Inc UK,hereby inform you that your Email Address have won you the sum of GBP £1,000,000 00, One Million Great British Pounds Sterling. The ongoing Blackberry Mobile Company Anniversary Award, held in the UK branch of the Blackberry Mobile Company INC.

For more details and claiming of your winning prize, you are kindly advised to contact our payment department through your assigned payment director at the contact details below and your full data as stated below.

Your Name==============================================
Your current contact address=================================
Your Contact private Telephone number==========================
Your Nationality===========================================
Your Age================================================
Marital status=============================================
Your occupation & Position===================================
Reconfirm your winning email Address===========================
Choose your preferred mode of remittance of your winnings:=========

PAYMENT OPTIONS

{A} Come down to United Kingdom to pick up your Cheque & one New BlackBerry Bold Touch Screen Phone

{B} Courier delivery of your winning cheque and one New BlackBerry Bold Touch Screen Phone which will cost you 190 Pounds only for delivery

Richard Ronney
Tel: +44-702 403 4334
E-mail: ronneyrich@yahoo.com

Be warned that you are not to contact the directed office, if you are not the rightful owner of the lucky Email address.

Sincerely yours.
Dr Medline Orton
(Pub Sec Blackberry Award Promo)

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