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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: fatu bassa <bassafatu5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <infolotto@kimo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:16:55 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE OF $100,000.00 USD



ATTENTION TO THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESS

This is Microsft Corporation World Lottery (MCWL)

We are pleased to notify you the "Winner" of our last Secured Online sweepstakes result.

This is a reward program for the patronage of internet services, all the email addresses entered for this promotional draws were randomly selected from an internet resource database of registered software and domain users, and your email address was selected as the winner of $100,000.00 USD.

Reference Number: 50941465206-529
E-ticket number: 3-4-17-28-35-44
Category: A
Amount Won: $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand US Dollars)

In line with the governing rules of claims, you should contact our claims agent via e-mail with your information as it was listed below to enable them verified you as the right winner.

Kindly send them your full names as it was written in either your Passport,National ID,or Driver's Permit to enable you cash the money at any Western Union in your country with any of the above identification document.

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1.Your Full names :
2.Your Home Address :
3.Your Nationality :
4.Your Country of Residence:
5.Your Occupation :
6.Your Age :
7.Your Gender :
8.Your Marital Status :
9.Your Telephone or Mobile Number :
10.Your Winning Reference Number :
11.Your Winning E-ticket number :
12.Your Winning Category :
13.Your Winning Amount :

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As you send the above information to the Claims Agent email address below,also call Mr.Yayi Koneh on phone to inform him that you have just sent your information to there email address,to enable them transfer your winning prize of $100,000.00 USD to you through Western Union Money Transfer.

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Below is the contact details of the Claims Agent,

CLAIMS AGENT DEPT,
Name: Mr. Yayi Koneh
Phone/: +225 66 293 658

Email /: infolotto@kimo.com

Address/: Zone 4 C, rue Pierre et Marie Curie Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Please do update us as soon as you cashed your winning prize.

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Mrs.Fatu Bassa.
Promotions Co-ordinator

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