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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: info@samsung.com
Reply-To: www.samsung@vip.se.com
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:35:00 +0530
Subject: SAMSUNG CORPORATION VIP GUEST AWARD 2013

SAMSUNG CORPORATION VIP GUEST AWARD 2013
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
UNITED KINGDOM HEAD OFFICE
Samsung Corporation, Head Office dept.
1000 Hills wood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey
KT16 0PS, London, United Kingdom
Mgt: Mr. Oh-Hyun Kwon
Email: www.samsung@vip.se.com

AWARD PROMOTION FOR THE YEAR 2013
Samsung Corporation organized a compliment program to appreciate the global patronages and services thereby creating worldwide awareness to its New Technologies. Special guests (V.I.P) were selected from global continents which includes Asians, Europeans, Africans, North Americans, South Americans and Oceania as online representative through emails to celebrate with our corporation as we launch out our new smart TV and our successs through the years, each guest qualifies to partake in our charity bonus of the year 2013,

These program is been organized by Samsung corporate in conjunction with Federal Republic Association (FRA), sponsored by United Nation Charity Association(UNCA)and approved by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

COMPLIMENT
You email were randomly selected by our automatic email ballot machine from the listed Global Internet Users, and you are nominated among our VIP online guest to be apportioned the sum of $1.200,000.00 USD (One million, two hundred thousand United State Dollars) from Samsung corporation Limited on the ongoing 2013 compliment award program.

VERIFICATION CODE
Certified No.: plnd011887355147el
Attached Serial No.: w9910221er

REGISTRATION OF PRIZE FOR CLAIM AND PAYMENT
Kindly fill the below required information and submit immediately for verification and processing

* Full Name:
* Country:
* State / City:
* Tel / Mobile:
* Sex and Age:
* Current Occupation:
* Marital Status:
* Roll Number:
* F.R.S.N:
* Benefited Amount:
* Received Date:
* Copy of Identity:

All the above information is mandatory to register your prize and should be filled correctly before submitting to us our claim office/department via contact below for immediate execution.

Samsung Corporation Limited,
Electronics Department,
Customers attendance,
Tel: (044) 70170667646
Mgt: Mr.Shawn Anderson
Email: customer_attendance@vip.se.com

NOTE: Incorrectly completed entries will be disqualified and must be 18 years and above.

CAUTION: All information on and distributed via this site is the copyright of Samsung corporation Media Limited. Reproduction in whole or in part of any content on or distributed via this site is permitted only with the written permission of Samsung Corporation Media Limited. Copying, duplication is highly prohibited.

Disclaimer: Confidential and privacy, broadcasting, copying or unauthorized management is highly prohibited.

Best regard,
Administration

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