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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 COMPANY <serviceonline@frnmf.com>
Reply-To: heineken.c11@gmail.com
Date: 15 May 2013 16:13:29 -0700
Subject: HEINEKEN COMPANY


Office Of United Kingdom National Lottery
Dominions House
Lime Kiln Close
Stoke Gifford Bristol BS34 8SR
TEL: + 447-045-740-035
MOTTO: Eliminating poverty all over the globe.

Congratulations once more, and keep trusting Heineken for top quality.

Your Email ID Have Won $1,000,000 in this years' Heineken International
Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Monday 6th of May, 2013 here in
U.K (London)LTD.

You are required to fill and Submit the below information to the
Processing management via e-mail :

Contact Information:

heineken.c11@gmail.com
heinekenprom@administrativos.com

1.) Beneficiary's Names in Full:
2.) Full Residential Address & Current Location:
3.) Country Code & Mobile Telephone Number:
4.) Age & Gender:
5.) Occupation:

You will be Contacted by our Agent from the Office of the United Kingdom
National Lottery Board to Finalize Your Claims Process.

Delivery Officer: Derek Jack Williams
Website: http://www.heineken.nl

HEINEKEN Games/Lottery Coordinator.
© 2013 Copyright Heineken Netherlands
N.V. All Rights Reserved.

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