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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: ICC CRICKET 2013 <ICCCRICKET@PROMO375.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <icccricketpro2013@live.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:55:04 +0530
Subject: ICC.CRICKET PROMO 2013

YOUR E-MAIL I.D HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A LUCKY WINNER OF "ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS" (£1,000,000.00 POUNDS)IN ONGOING ICC CRICKET ENGLAND GLOBAL LOTTERY. FOR CLAIM, PLEASE FILL THE DETAILS BELOW AND SEND IT BACK FOR THE PROCESSING AND REDEMPTION OF YOUR WON PRIZES.

(1) BENEFICIARY FULL NAME:
(2) NATIONALITY:
(3) STATE:
(4) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
(5) DATE OF BIRTH:
(6) SEX:
(7) CELL PHONE NUMBER:
(8) OCCUPATION:
(9) MARITAL STATUS:
(10) EMAIL ADDRESS:
(11) AMOUNT WON:
(12) ANNUAL INCOME:
(13) SPOKEN LANGUAGE:
(14) Means of Identification e.g ID Card Or Passport:
(15) Scan Copy Of ID Prove:

CHOOSE THE OPTION SUITABLE FOR COLLECTING YOUR WON PRIZES
OPTION 1: Coming to London for redemption.
OPTION 2: Delivery of your won prizes by the Courier Company

KEEP YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TO YOURSELF TO AVOID IMPERSONATION AND DOUBLE CLAIM.

BEST REGARDS,
ICC CRICKET UK LOTTERY OFFICE (C) 2013
DR. COLLINS COLE
E-MAIL: icccricketpro2013@live.com
TEL- +448719158758

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