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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: "Mary Jarkson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lotoraysmith909@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:16:38 -0800
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPT !!!,

WINNING NOTIFICATION DEPT
YAHOO/ MSN-AWARD LOTTERY PROGRAM
United Kingdom, 61-70
Southampton Row
Bloomsbury London
United Kingdom WC 1B 4AR.
 
Dear Winner,
 
Your Email Address has been picked online to Yahoo Computer Lottery as a winner of 1.5m pounds. The draws were conducted from an exclusive list of 13lucky emails of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search.
 
Batch number…………………YBM-EBS-127522465896-532-AF
serial number……………………YBM-EBS- 652-662-710-AF
lucky numbers……………YBM-EBS-7-14-18-23-31-45-AF
 
Please Provide Your information in full to facilitate immediate released of your prize.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES:______
2. POSTAL ADDRESS:_______
3. PHONE NUMBER:_________
4. CELL NUMBERS:________
5. EMAIL ADDRESS: ________
6. SEX:___________________
7. AGE:___________________
8. OCCUPATION:____________
9. NATIONALITY:___________
10. COPY OF YOUR DRIVER LIC:_
 
Forward your information to Financial Consultant to proceed ahead to release your winning fund.
 
Name: Ray Smith
 
Emial: rayconsultantymlot@live.com
 
Tel:   +443308080988
 
Note that you have from now till 29th March of  to claim your prize or else it will roll to next draw which is coming up on April 20 th 2013.
 
Yours In Service,
Mary Jackson
Lottery coordinator
E-mail: mary.jarksom202@hotmail.com

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