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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: Online coordinator <cwwregistrationdesk@ymail.com>
Reply-To: OfficialAgent@bahamamail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 06:32:25 -0700
Subject: RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION


I.W.C.W.W.P

ONLINE *RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION*
This is to inform you on the release of the international worldwide program
held on the 15th February, 2014 Due to a mix up of some numbers and emails,
the results were released this month April, 2014. Your email attached to
ticket number 21181 with serial number 7216.Winners were selected randomly
from millions of email users (addresses) around the whole world especially,
Africa, Asia some parts of Europe and South America worldwide. No tickets
were sold and no national governments or international non-governmental
organizations made Applications. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay-out of $850,000.00 United State Dollars in cash credited to
file BATCH number CHK/1305/05/ENS.Contact your regional claims agent
through this email for security reason, with your personal details.

Mr. Taylor O.:Email:OfficialAgent@bahamamail.com
regional claims agent. Complete the below form and summit it
to:OfficialAgent@bahamamail.com your winning information has been provided
above.
================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM………………… [FULL NAME OF
WINNER]...................... [RESIDENT ADDRESS].......................
[COUNTRY/ REGION].................. [STATE].............................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........
[OCCUPATION]........................ [CURRENT EMAIL].....................
[TEL/FAX]...........................
A scanned copy of your international passport, drivers license or any form
of identification will be appreciated.

*Important information’s.*(1) For your information, you are not in any way
required to pay any money, anyone that required money from you is
completely fraud.(2) The only thing you are required to do, is to file out
the claiming form and send it to above email provided to you, this is a
free landed lottery, please have it in mind once you file the form and send
it back, your claiming agent, will now direct you and how your winning
prize will be transfer to you.(3) You are not in any responsible to pay any
transfer changers to anyone or any bank, the body corporate have been
taking care of that, you are not in any way to pay any money to your
claiming agent because all the charges and documentations have been
approved and provide.(4) We have alert all our winners to be away of the
newest development on this issue, because of the report we have been
receiving from all over the world.

Mrs. Lindsay Mabaka

Online coordinator

<<<>>>OFICIAL LETTER>>><<<

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