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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: burger-king2014@libero.it
Reply-To: bugerkings.promotions@aim.com
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 11:19:18 +0200
Subject: Burger King Promotion Award

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The attached message from burger-king2014@libero.it (<burger-king2014@libero.it>)
was determined by the Spam Blocker to be spam based on a score
of 11.1 where anything above 3.5 is spam.

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Subject: Burger King Promotion Award
To: Recipients <burger-king2014@libero.it>
From: burger-king2014@libero.it
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 11:19:18 +0200
Reply-To: bugerkings.promotions@aim.com
X-spam-status: Yes, score=11.1 required=3.5 tests=RCVD_IN_PBL,SARE_URGBIZ,URG_BIZ,SARE_MONEYTERMS,MISSING_MID,FH_HOST_EQ_DYNAMICIP,HTML_MESSAGE,BAYES_50,MIME_QP_LONG_LINE,RDNS_DYNAMIC,SARE_FRAUD_X3,AWL
X-Spam-Flag: YES

You will not see this in a MIME-aware mail reader.
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Burger King Promotion Award Customer Service Center. TEL: +34-631-148-044 F=
AX: +34-911-298-856 bugerkings.promotions@aim.com www.burgerking.es Dear, B=
eneficiary, We are pleased to inform you that your email account has been s=
crutinized and selected as one of the winner International Burger King Prom=
otion. We are happy to inform that your winning price of =80650,000.00 (Six=
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros Only. The electronic online E-mail sweeps=
takes organized AND presented by ANDALUSIA VISTA S.A in conjunction with hu=
manitarian organizations, And also with the help of chambers of commerce an=
d industries and countries high commission in Spain. Your Email Account wit=
h this number 76.494 won in the 3RD category your security file number of y=
our winning claim is BK/2013/0018.-Please remembers to keep your file numbe=
r highly confidential To avoid double claims. To begin your claims, please =
contact your claims agent Mr., Antonio-Lopez, The Foreign Affairs Manager: =
Tel: +34-631-1480-44, Fax +34-911-298-856, All necessary verification's bef=
ore transfer will be effected, Sent your winning information to this agent =
for urgent response Immediately we receive the above Details you will be in=
formed on how to claim your prize within 24 hours, in any country of choice=
. Contact-Agent: Mr, Antonio-Lopez Contact:E-mail:bugerkings.promotions@aim=
.com 1) Full Name: 2) Full Address: 3) Security File Number: 4) Tel. Number=
: 5) Country of origin: 6) Options of payment/wire bank transfer/ certified=
check, 7) How do you feel as a winner? NOTE: Winnings must be insured to t=
he original value, to avoid any unexpected Situation. The dead line for the=
se claims is 16nd April, 2014. After this date, unclaimed winnings will be =
returned to the Ministry Economic Burger King Promotions. It your favorite =
fast food joint?=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=
=3Dutf-8"/></head>Burger King Promotion Award
Customer Service Center.
TEL: +34-631-148-044
FAX: +34-911-298-856
bugerkings.promotions@aim.com
www.burgerking.es


Dear, Beneficiary,

We are pleased to inform you that your email account has been scrutinized a=
nd =

selected as one of the winner =

International Burger King Promotion. We are happy to inform that your winni=
ng =

price of =E2=82=AC650,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Euros Only.
The electronic online E-mail sweepstakes organized AND presented by ANDALUS=
IA =

VISTA S.A in conjunction with humanitarian organizations,
And also with the help of chambers of commerce and industries and countries =

high commission in Spain. =


Your Email Account with this number 76.494 won in the 3RD category your =

security file number of your winning claim is =

BK/2013/0018.-Please remembers to keep your file number highly confidential=
To =

avoid double claims.

To begin your claims, please contact your claims agent Mr., Antonio-Lopez,
The Foreign Affairs Manager: Tel: +34-631-1480-44, Fax +34-911-298-856, =

All necessary verification's before transfer will be effected, Sent your =

winning information to this agent for urgent response
Immediately we receive the above Details you will be informed on how to cla=
im =

your prize within 24 hours, in any country of choice.

Contact-Agent: Mr, Antonio-Lopez
Contact:E-mail:bugerkings.promotions@aim.com
1) Full Name:
2) Full Address:
3) Security File Number:
4) Tel. Number:
5) Country of origin:
6) Options of payment/wire bank transfer/ certified check,
7) How do you feel as a winner?

NOTE: Winnings must be insured to the original value, to avoid any unexpect=
ed =

Situation. The dead line for these claims is 16nd April,
2014. After this date, unclaimed winnings will be returned to the Ministry =

Economic =


Burger King Promotions. It your favorite fast food joint?
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