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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: "HEINEKEN PROMO 2013" <info@heinekenpromo.com>
Reply-To: heineken_international13@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:51:40 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: CONGRATULATION




Congratulations,You have won cash Prize of ₤750,000,00(Seven Hundred and
Fifty thousand Great British Pounds) in the Heineken company
promotion.contact your Claim Manager Mr Albert Walters for
Details.Tel:+44704-579-3962,Email: heineken_international13@yahoo.co.uk

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