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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: "DOCTOR SMITH RAYMOND AND REV DAVID GREEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr2012smith@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:02:15 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS DEAR LUCKY WINNER

AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE THROUGH EMAIL ADDRESSES ..SHARES FROM 02
TELECOMMUNICATION LONDON UK
DollarsDollarsDollarsDollarsDollars
CONGRATULATIONS!

Inc operation
Bailey House, Hart-Road
Sutton, Greater London
SM1 4te
United Kingdom .

DEAR LUCKY WINNER

CONGRATULATIONS! You HAVE won $ 1,000.000.00 [A LOTTERY PROMOTION 2012
from 02 telecommunication company in here in London UK]

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of one million
dollars ($ 1,000.000,00) credited to file KY/W0254674679BQ, for the
JANUARY Lottery promotion which is organized by 02 telecommunication
company THROUGH EMAIL ADDRESSES account ONLINE LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS
LIVE from 02 telecommunication company in here in London UK.


O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC. company, collects all the EMAIL ADDRESSES,
among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hot mail G MAIL
REDIFFMAIL and others.We only select five people every month of YEAR OF
JANUARY, our
winners through electronic voting system without a winner, we
congratulate you As one of the people selected.PAYMENT premium and
claim


You should contact the claims agent or before the date of claim, the
winners must be paid in accordance with his / her Settlement Center .
O2TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC. lottery prize must be claimed no later than
7 days from the date of notification of the date Drawn Draw, which
won a prize. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited.

Congratulations
These figures are subject to location of a European agent,please
contact our Claims Department using the contact information below for
more information about how you can present their prize-money, send
your winning identification numbers to them.


BATCH NUMBER.7056490902188
REF,NUMBER.475061725
WINNING NUMBER.GB8701LPRC


DollarsDollarsDollarsDollarsDollars

CLAIMS DEPARTMENT CONTACT;specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com


Please kindly provide us with your full information for proper
confirmation and send it back to the 02 telecommunication company now
via CLAIMS DEPARTMENT CONTACT;specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com


Please let me know that there is no residue on your winning money.
CONTACT PERSON :........ REV doctor MAXWELL
02 telecommunication LOTTERY AWARD CLAIMS AGENT 2012.
Cont. Person : REV DOCTOR MAXWELL ( the agent claim )
Mob : +2347087298424
Email :specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com,
P.O.Box. 8106, London UK Area, Al Ghoulish,
Manchester united in London UK.

CONTACT CLAIM THIS agent E-mail:specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Therefore you are recommended to send the following information in the claims
department to facilitate their verification on your winning.

(1.) FULL NAME ...........................
(2.) FULL ADDRESS ........................
(3). Citizenship. ........................
(4) AGE ..................................
(5) OCCUPATION ...........................
(6) TELEPHONE NUMBER .....................
(7) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION .........
(8) SEX ..................................
(9) TOTAL AMOUNT WON .....................
(10) Marital status ......................
(11) EMAIL ADDRESS........................
(12) account number ......................
(13) Name of your bank...................


NOTE.THAT We pay through bank to bank transfer OR COURIER SERVICE WITH
ATM CARD DELIVERY VIA YOUR POST ADDRESS,PLEASE INFORM THE AGENT ON HOW
YOU WANT IT TO SEND TO YOU

YOUR Scan copy of identity card or passport IS VERY IMPORTANT TO send
together with this payment claim form agent through HIS e-mail address
SO that It can allow him to process your winning prize easy,
EMail:specialagentmonitaryunit2@gmail.com

Sincerely in operation
DOCTOR SMITH RAYMOND AND REV DAVID GREEN THE (PR) (Lottery Coordinators)

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