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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: "Mr. Peter Kingsley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterkingsley1010@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:43:50 +0700
Subject: Congratulation!!!!

ONLINE EMAIL LOTTO LORE COMPANY.
Address: 2576 White Oak Dr. Southside, A
labama 35907 North Pole. USA.

Congratulation!!!!

Your e-mail address have just won you One Million United States Dollars only ($1,000.000.00 USD) in the Email Lotto Lore 2014 Lottery Promotion held Saturday February 15, 2014.

Please Keep this winning numbers confidential to avoid double claims, and you must quote it in your response.
Winning Number: 3 6 12 14 25 28 Bonus 36
Copy and paste this Link { http://www.lottolore.com/lotto649.html } carefully for verification of your winning number and make sure you contact Mr. Peter Kingsley Immediately with the below claim requirements.
==========================
WINNING CLAIM REQUIREMENT.
==========================
1. FULL NAME:
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
3. PRESENT ADDRESS:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
7. MARITAL STATUS:
Contact this office with your winning numbers for more details:
EMAIL LOTTO LORE 2014 CLAIM ENQUIRIES OFFICER
Mr. James Adams
Email: peterkingsley1010@yahoo.co.jp

Once again Congratulations from members of E-mail Lotto Lore Promotions.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs. Peter kingsley

Publications Department Email Lotto Lore
This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and
privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient,
please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this
e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this
information by a person other than the intended recipient is
unauthorized and may be illegal.
Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd.

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