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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: SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 <9@samsung224.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <samgx.s4@qjg.co>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 03:35:19 +0530
Subject: CELEBRATE WITH SAMSUNG GALAXY (TEL: +447017037101)

SAMSUNG GALAXY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
LONDON – UNITED KINGDOM
SAMSUNG GALAXY FUNDS CLAIMS OFFICE
TEL: +447017036148 OR +447017037101


FOR YOUR ATTENTION OUR LUCKY WINNER

YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE SUM OF $700,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) AND 1 SAMSUNG GALAXY MOBILE PHONE AND 1 SAMSUNG SMART CAMERA NX2000 BY THE SAMSUNG GALAXY LOTTERY BOARD. THIS ONLINE LOTTERY HAD BEEN HELD THROUGH COLLECTIONS OF EMAILS ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNET AS THERE WERE NO SALES OF TICKETS IN THIS CATEGORY.

WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS GONE THROUGH YOUR CLAIM FORM AND ALL YOUR CLAIM VERIFICATIONS HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND THE CONFIRMATION HAD BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED. WE HAVE ALREADY FINALIZED THE FORMALITIES AND OUR PAYING BANK HAS ISSUED A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT WHICH A BANK OFFICER SHALL BE SENT TO YOUR COUNTRY TO MAKE THE CLEARANCE OF THE DRAFT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WHEN HE ARRIVES IN YOUR COUNTRY.

HE WILL ARRIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY AS THE DRAFT HAS BEEN DISPATCHED BY THE BARCLAYS BANK AND THE NAME OF THE BANK DELIVERY OFFICER THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY IS MR. KELVIN MAC SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO COOPERATE WITH HIM TO ENSURE A SPEEDY TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

SO WE AWAIT THE CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING IN OTHER TO ENSURE A SAFE DELIVERY OF THE DRAFT TO YOUR HOME WITHOUT ANY DELAY WHATSOEVER.

FULL NAME: --------
FULL ADDRESS: -----
MOBILE NO: --------
AGE & SEX: --------
COUNTRY: ----------

WE THE ENTIRE BOARD OF THE SAMSUNG GALAXY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY SAYS A HAPPY CONGRATULATION TO YOU WHILE WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. JERRY LOUISE
EMAIL: samgx.s4@qjg.co
PRIZE RELEASE OFFICER
SAMSUNG GALAXY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.

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