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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "derickwisdom2010@qdwxs.com" <derickwisdom2010@qdwxs.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:46:18 -0430 (VET)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE NOTIFICATION!!!




BlackBerry® Mobile Promotion
BlackBerry
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3W8


Attn: Winner,
This is to bring to your notice that you have been approved by BlackBerry® Mobile Promotion to receive the payout sum of $850,000.00 USD (Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars) for this year 2014 email on-line lottery program. Winner Ref No: BB/CA/850K/2014

You are advise to kindly forward your Ref No to the email bellow for further information and you will be giving blackberry lottery website to fill your winning form certificate.

Send Ref No to e-mail: blackberry2014claim@qdwxs.com

Mr. Patrick Fisher
Proudly sponsored by Black-Berry® CA Inc.

Congratulation's once again!

Regards,
Ms. Sharon HamrickPromotion Coordinator
BlackBerry® Promotion Satisfaction is guaranteed.



































































































































































































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