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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: "Suddeutsche Klassen Lottery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <benward_claims@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 10:28:39 +0700
Subject: SKL International Lottery

SKL International Lottery (Suddeutsche Klassen Lottery)
Address: Pantip Towers
Soi 23 Sathorn Bangkok 10120
Bangkok Thailand
http://www.skl.de
Reference Number: SKL/87022014
Batch Number: SKL/904210
CONGRATULATIONS:
The board of directors Members and staff of the SKL, (Suddeutsche Klassen Lottery) Southern German class lottery international program are pleased to inform you of the result of electronic email address ballot system draws held on 6th of February 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.
All email addresses were selected through a random selection in our computerized email selection system (C.E.S.S.), from a database of over a million email addresses from World Wide Web. In which your email address was selected amongst the winning email addresses, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of five hundred thousand united states dollars only [US$500,000] with Reference number:
SKL/87022014, Batch number: SKL/904210
You are therefore advised to contact our payment office in our Asia regional Branch in Bangkok Thailand, where your winning Reference and Batch numbers falls for payment.
Contact Detail:
Dr. Benward Tolksdorf
Claims/Payment Agent
Email: benward_claims@yahoo.co.jp
''Be advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programmed by fraudulent scammers".
To begin your claims, please fill your information on the empty spaces below and send it directly to the claims/payment office via email
1. FULL NAME: ................................................
2. AGE: ......................................................
3. SEX: ......................................................
4. ADDRESS: ..................................................
5. COUNTRY: ..................................................
6. PHONE.........................................................
7. OCCUPATION.................................................
8. COMPANY: .................................................
9. BATCH NUMBER:
10. REFERENCE NUMBER: ...........................................
11. AMOUNT WON: ..............................................
12. NOTIFICATION DATE: ....................................
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than one month, after this date all funds will be returned to the SKL lottery treasury as unclaimed fund.
 
Congratulations once again from all members of staff and thanks for being part of our promotional program, and keep on trusting SKL International Lottery Program.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Abelinda DedricK
Promotions Manager/Prize Announcer
Suddeutsche Klassen Lottery
          (SKL)
 

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