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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: "Mrs. JOY IK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john_192010@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:38:02 +0100
Subject: Coca-Cola e-Mail Winner

Dear: e-Mail Winner,

You have been selected in the on-going Coca-Cola award held this 5nd
Quarter 2013.We the Promo Board are pleased to inform you that you
alongside four(10)other lucky winners have been approved for a payment
of $1,500,000 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).If you did receive this email, it means you are one of the
Ten(10)luckywinners.

CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER:*Name: MR John Williams
Email: john_192014@yahoo.com.ph

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information
as soon as possible:

NAME IN FULL:
YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
SEX:
AGE:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE:
HAVE YOU WON BEFORE:

We are glad to have you as one of our lucky winners.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. JOY IK
Online Co-ordinator

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