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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: Publishers Clearing House<christopher.irving03@outlook.com>
Reply-To: christophers.irving@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 May 2014 10:08:11 -0700
Subject: Notice

The Publishers Clearing House in Collaboration with the United State Government would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,educational,and business development.The PCH,established 1953 by the Harold Mertz and now supported by the AMERICA GOVERNMENT with the objective of human growth,educational,and community development.We are giving out a yearly donation of US$1,000,000.00 (One million united states dollars only) each to 105 lucky recipients.


To elaborate more,this draw was held in Port Washington,New York 11050.where our head office is located.Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly administered by the America Government,until you have been able to collect your donation.According to the federal law concerning the personal collection of PCH prize winnings,your bonding fees,broker fees,and tariff fees,have already been deducted from your winnings, so you are not require to pay any fee to claims your funds.The below information has been made mandatory which you must provide before we can proceed with the claims and inform you on how you are to receive your pch award winnings.You must make sure all information provided are correct and must be submitted within (7)seven Working days.Failure to abide will lead to disqualification.NOTED!


MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR CLAIMS:
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________
3.SEX:___________________________________
4.DATE OF BIRTH:__________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:_______________________
6.OCCUPATION:___________________________
7.SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN):__________
8.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______________________
9.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________
10.CITY:___________________________________
14. STATE:_______________________________
15. COUNTRY_____________________________


YOU WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PICK A MODE OF PAYMENT:
1. BANK TRANSFER:
2. BANK CHECK


Congratulations once again.
Best Regards,



Mr. Christopher L. Irving
Pch Senior Director.
San Francisco, California.

christophers.irving@hotmail.com

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