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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: "EMAIL LOTTO LORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ppmailus@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:00:09 +0700
Subject: HAPPY NEW EMAIL USER!!!!!

Congratulation,
 
 
Your e-mail address have just won you One Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars only ($1,600.000.00 USD) in the Email Lotto Lore 2013 Lottery
Promotion held Wed, January 8, 2014.
 
 
Please Keep this winning numbers confidential to avoid double claims, and
you must quote it in your response.
 
 
Winning Number: 1  12  17   22 29   44   Bonus 35.
 
 
Copy and paste this Link {http://www.lottolore.com/lotto649.html}carefully for verification of your
winning number and make sure you contact Mr. Williams Patrick Immediately
with the below claim requirments.
 
 
==========================
WINNING CLAIM REQUIREMENT.
==========================
1. FULL NAME:
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
3. PRESENT ADDRESS:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
8. WINNING NUMBERS: 1  12  17   22 29   44   Bonus 35.
 
 
Contact this office with your winning numbers for more details:
 
 
EMAIL LOTTO LORE 2013 CLAIM ENQUIRIES OFFICER
 
 
Mr. Williams Patrick
Telephone: +1 763 301 6874
Email: enquiry@lottolorewin.com
Email: mrwilliamspatrick@lottolorewin.com
Email:  enquirihere@careceo.com
 
 
Once again Congratulations from members of E-mail Lotto Lore Promotions.
 
 
Sincerely Yours
 
 
Mrs. Johanna  Peters
Publications Department Email Lotto Lore

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