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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: "CONGRATULATION" <joy.smith20lucy@aol.com>
Reply-To: joysmithk52@mail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:30:03 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION HURRY UP


Attention
Dear Lucky winner , this is to inform you that your e-mail account has worn you a prize, your name was choosen as one of the lucky winner of the online lotory award drawn today by the shell oil company organize from Asia and Europern Country for the surport of the less previllage and individuals world wild.



We hereby advice you to contact your local agent bellow for more details with your online winning number bellow, follow by your full name and cell phone number to reach you asap



winning numbers are [ 2301MWS012 ] with file tagged number [XXXBZSKL] ,as soon as the required informations is confirmed to your local agent, kindly request for more details on how to proceed on your claim of the said prise worn ,the sum of $2,500,000 dollars, no tax is required as the shell oil company has taken care of the taxes involved by the IMF and other money monitoring teams that could stop the funds not to be avialable for withdrawal by the winner.



and which your priz worn has been approved to be credicted into an ATM smart card on your name and it is acessable at any branch of the ATM matchin world wide, hence you have the activation code, and which will be released to you with the full ATM package in due time after your claim process is complete,the full packaged including the ATMSmart card and the access Code, will be forwarded to your address by a courier service Fedex with a Fedex tracking confirmation number to monitor the package until you received it safely.


please be informed that The agent is to forward you copy of your winning certificate upon the receipt of your details confirmation asap


Kindly response to the agent in charge bellow:


joysmithk52@mail.com <mailto:joysmithk52@mail.com>


Mrs. Joy Smith, shall forward you more details, congratulation once again
Best Of Luck

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