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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: "Derek Wilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wilsonderek@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:55:06 +0200
Subject: Information For Beneficiary

Information For Beneficiary

If you are the rightful owners of this e-mail address then be glad these day as the result of the UK lottery online e-mail address free-ticket winning draws on December 2012, held in London England has just been released, and we are glad to announce to you that your email address just won you the sweepstakes in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$2.5 Million, Your email address was entered for the online draw on this Free Ticket Numbers:GYT455888 and Lucky Winning Numbers: DXK824155.

You are advised to immediately contact Mr.Derek Wilson on his email address(wilsonderek@yahoo.cn) for quick claim of US$2.5Millon via online/electronic bank transfer or by Certified Cheque which will be deliver to your address within 3 working days, when delivered, you can cash it in your bank without any delay.

Contact Mr. Derek Wilson with the following personal claims information's necessary: Name: Address: Phone: Cell Phone: Alternative Email: Occupation:and Free Ticket Numbers to ascertain you as the rightful winner and receiver of the US$2.5 Million.

Just in case you are thinking of how you won without entering, then know again that this is December 2012 email draw in which your email emerged as a winner of UK global email award Lottery free ticket online email address draws winnings where thousands of email addresses was collected from all global websites and used for the online draws

sweepstakes, and during winners selection your email address came out among the first ten winners which won you the lottery in the first winnings category and entitles you to claim the sum of US$2.5Million without any stress.Once again congratulation

European Email Award Online Co-coordinator. Mccal Johnson Tel: +447440430494 Email:wilsonderek@yahoo.cn

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification, You are to immediately contact your claims officer Mr. Derek Wilson only with this email (wilsonderek@yahoo.cn)

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