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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: "GOOGLE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION LETTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ericschmidt.guk89@careceo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 13:53:15 -0600
Subject: Google Incorporation 2014 ©

Google UK Ltd
Belgrave House
76 Buckingham Palace Rd.
London SW1W 9TQ
United Kingdom.
Ref No: GFSP/ 3347/920/2014
Batch: GFSP/ 920/GPWIN/UK
OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION LETTER
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to
read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official
publication of results of the E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes Organized by Google,
in conjunction with the foundation for the Promotion of Software Products, (F.P.S.) held
here in London UK. Google earns its profit mainly from advertising using their very own
Google search engine, Gmail , Gala, Sify, e-mail service Google Maps, Google Apps,
Orkut social networking and You Tube video sharing, which are all offered to the public
for free.
We wish to congratulate you once again, for being among the Twenty (20) selected
winners of Category C in the ongoing E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes. Hence we
do believe with your prize, you will continue to be active in your patronage to Google and
its Products. A Bank Draft of £500,000.00 GBP {Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds}
will be issued in your name by our Foreign Payment Bureau and also a certificate of prize
claim will be sent alongside your Bank Draft.
You are advised to contact our Foreign Payment Bureau with the following details
below for the Processing of your Claims:
FOREIGN PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM
1) Your Full Names:
2) Your Contact Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone/Mobile Number:
4) Your Nationality/Country:
5) Occupation:
6) Age/Gender:
7) Private Email Address:
8) Ever Won An Online Lottery?
9) How Do You Feel As A Winner?
MODE OF PRIZE REMITTANCE: (Please choose from below)
(1) Cash Pick-Up (You as the Beneficiary coming Down to UK to receive your
Award personally).
(2) Courier Delivery of your Certified Bank Draft in your Name and other Winning
Documents safely to you.
Google values your right to privacy! Your information is 100% secured and will be used
exclusively for the purpose of this promotion only.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Send all response to our Foreign Payment Bureau officer below:
Eric Schmidt
Executive Chairman (Claims Team)
Email: ericschmidt.guk89@googlemail.com
            ericschmidt.guk89@careceo.com
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
NOTE!!! For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you. This is part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be WARNED!!!!
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of Google Board Commission.
MD Matt Brittin,
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director,
Google United Kingdom.
©2014 Google Incorporation.

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