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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: Irish Lottery Promo <rooney101@PromotionDept.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <rooney223@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 06:54:57 +0530
Subject: IRISH PROMO AWARD 2013


IRISH ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London United Kingdom
Tel +44701014212187

ATTENTION: IRISH LOTTERY WINNER,

Your e-mail have been Selected on the Irish Lottery Draw Held
on the 24th Of September,2013. Our lottery programme selection
has finally been performed today which was held at the Marina
office in London. Irish Lottery Promotion is a joint Europe/America
private lottery registered and organized in accordance with the
World Lottery Regulation Act.

We have officially approved a sum pay-out of 700,000.00 GBP Pounds to you as one
of the Beneficiary as international lottery winner selected by our Lottery Random System
Selection (LRSS). To claims your prize you are required to fill and send the verification
Irish Lottery Board of Directors via email and you send another mail to Dr Rooney James,
the Irish Lottery Online Event Managerfor Verification and final Approval.

Processing of your Prize as well as Certification:

CONTACT US AT: Irish Lottery Department via email;
Email: notice_info101@englandmail.com

FULL NAME:.......
AGE:........
SEX:.......
ADDRESS:........
COUNTRY:
MARITAL STATUS:..........
PHONE NUMBER:................
SCANNED COPY OF IDENTITY:...................

Rooney James
Online Coordinator
Irish Lottery Email:notice_info101@englandmail.com
Tel +44701014212187

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