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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: YOU HAVE WON <bluarcpage@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: freelotto@kimo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:21:48 +0800
Subject: Official =?UNKNOWN?Q?=A9Asia?= National Freelotto Weekly Draws

Official ©Asia National Freelotto Weekly Draws
===============================================================================
Congratulations!! Your E-mail ID has Won you 2.000.000.00 GBP in
the on-going ©Asia National Freelotto. No Ticket Bought. Your Email Address was
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company
Email Addresses, and
30,000,000 individual Email Addresses from Australia, New Zealand,
North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of
International Promotions Program.

This promo is the 1st of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.
Your Email Address was attached to a ticket number "059-22-04-552".
Your Batch Number 010/09/Euxp , and Reference EU/8364x6/11.
For claims Contact Dr. Kelvfree Louis via email or telephone.
Please forward your full name, mobile number and address to him.
===============================================================================

=============================================================================
Dr. Kelvfree Louis
Email: freelotto@kimo.com
{Online Promo Co-ordinator}
©Asia National Freelotto Inc.
www.freelotto.com
License Number: BS1094

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