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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: British Canadian Lottery <test@altainkhuder.mn>
Reply-To: <Laprimitiva@kimo.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:16:53 +0800
Subject: Payment Notification Of Your Funds



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Dear winner,

Your email address has won £1,263,584.00 GBP (One Million Two Hundred
and Sixty three Thousand, Five Hundred and Eighty four Pounds Sterling)
from the British Canadian Lottery BC-49 draw held 2012 in Manchester in
the United Kingdom and Ontario Canada with Lucky No: 16 24 26 33 36 37
Bonus No: 31. All the E-mail addresses were selected from a data base of
internet e-mail users, from which your e-mail address came out as the
winning coupon.

Winning expiring date 29th of June, 2012. Contact our fiduciary Agent
below with your winning number: OL/656/020/029.

Online Lotto Agency.
Mr.Cal Portman.
Director of winning claim department.
TEL: +447011146531
E-MAIL: britishcanadian_lotto@london.com

Mrs. Ana Paula Filipe.
Promotion Award Co-Coordinator.
Online Lotto.
www.lotto.nl
Courtesy 2012 British Canadian Lottery®

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