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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: <reviw5@kinp678.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <toyota_inc@live.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:53:14 -0800
Subject: (CONGRATULATION)



TOYOTA AUTOMOBILES COMPANY PROMOTION 2013.
Curzon Square, 25 Park Lane
London
W1K 1RA
United Kingdom
Switchboard: 020 7290 8500
www.toyota.co.uk

Dear Lucky Winner,
This is to inform you that your Email address have won a prize money of £500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) And 1 Hp Laptop for the Yearly Toyota Lottery promotion held on January 25th 2014, In London United Kingdom which is organized by Toyota in conjunction with Chevron Texaco Oil and Gas Company, “Your Email Address" were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually, we have only selected 7 people as our winners, through electronic ballot System without the winner applying, The prize must be claimed by the email owner ONLY, not less than 3 weeks from the day of notification.

These are your identification numbers:
Ticket Number: 011425896/2013
Serial Number: 3872/506
Lucky Numbers:7/4/88/28/01/40

Send your complete personal information with your Award Ticket and Serial no. to us via Email: (toyota_inc@live.com) to enable us process your claim.

1. Full name: ………………..
2. Country: ………………….
3. Contact Address: ………...
4. Mobile no/Fax no: ………..
5. Marital Status: ……………
6. Occupation: ……………….
7. Sex: ……………………….
8. Age: ………………………..
9. Email: ………………………
10. Amount: ……………………

toyota_inc@live.com
Dr. DAVID NORRIS.
Foreign Service Manager
TOYOTA Lottery (Pty) Ltd.
CALL:
website: www.toyota.com
I want to Congratulate You In Advance and Please Do Not Forget to Help the Poor In the Society When Toyota Makes You a Beneficiary Of their World Of Wealth. Please do not reply if you are NOT the owner of this email address. Congratulations ONCE MORE

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Robert Wilson
For the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Toyota Lottery Company

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