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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: "FACE BOOK PAYMENT CENTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymentoffice.facebook@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:54:33 +0100
Subject: RE: From Face Book Payment Center Dear Winner......You Have Won.....

From Face Book Payment Center Dear Winner......You Have Won.....
 
This is the face book international ,We are delighted to inform you that your name have won you the total of usd $2,000.000.00 (TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS of this month’s Face Book Online Cash Splash Promo Draw Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their Face Book User id’ through our internet processing unit. your Name was attached to Ticket Number:(564760054518),Reference Number: (2551256008/34) which consequently won in the second category B.You hereby have been approved a lump sum payout of usd$2,000.000.00 (TWO MILLION UNITED STATE  DOLLARS ONLY) in cash credit file Serial No: (556543450906) from the total cash prize shared amongst ten lucky winners in this category B.all winners were selected through our UK region by our internet processing unit balloting system drawn from Nine Hundred Million user across Canada,Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international pr omotions program which is conduct
 
Name: Rev John Peter,
Email: paymentoffice.facebook@yahoo.com
 
FILL THE APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT
 
FULL NAME......................................
DATE OF BIRTH..................................
ADDRESS........................................
SEX............................................
NATIONALITY....................................
OCCUPATION.....................................
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.........................
TELEPHONE......................................
EMAIL .........................................
 
Congratulation
Paul Kent
(Online coordinator)

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