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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: "National Lottery Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amdthoy@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 05:06:15 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS LUCKY BENEFICIARY

St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
[ National Lotteries Program Authority ]
(WITH SUPPORT AID OF THE IMF AND WORLD BANK PROGRAM) .
DATE: 25-04-2014
The National Lotteries Authority was established in 1984 to support sports and culture in St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
Going by the efforts being achieved and in recognition to other individual and corporate prudential participation all over the world and because of the smooth and transparent records previously attained, THE IMF AND WORLD BANK became interested in the Lottery exercise by agreeing to support it,
and extention was granted to benefit other winners all over the world at large.
Via an on-line random Internet Schedule conducted today, your email ID was picked as one of the Winning Lotto Beneficiaries with winning informations (below)
WINNING CODE: GL/D715/MID/D/334
REF: NLA/ST.V&G/2014
By these mandate selection, your email ID won you U.S. 1,000,000.00 ( ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
To advance for your claims, you are advised to complete the Data Profle form below and submit it to the Lottery Claims Agent for immediate processing of your prize money
FULL NAMES :
Address :
Occupation:
Country :
Age :
Sex:
Mobile Telephone:
Home Telephone :
You should contact Regional Fiduciary Agent with informations below: He will guide you along for a formal presentation ot the paying bank. You are advised to adhere to his guidelines, advises and instructions to ensure a smooth and transparent payment.
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CONTACT PERSON : REVEREND DR. JEDIDIAH THROYA
REGIONAL FIDUCIARY LOTTERY AGENT ( Coordinator 6 )
E- mail : amdthoy@outlook.com
TEL: +44 70- 3593 6464
CHANNEL ISLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
IMPORTANT NOTICE : This National Lotteries Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines (IN SUPPORT AID OF THE IMF AND WORLD BANK PROGRAMM) has fixed deposit in reverence banks selected for payment so payment depends on where your own payment file was sent to as to the discovery of methods of payment
1) Three (3) International Correspondent Banks in Europe and the UK
2) A National Bank in the United States of America
3) A Bank in Africa
Additional Note : For safety of payment particulars, only respond to this framework for its application, to the Lottery agent with contact information AND ensure winning informations are kept secured and confidential.
Regards,
Mrs. Cynthia Immaculatey
National Lottery Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines

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