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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: Timothy Chigozi <bd777m@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "b777@kimo.com" <db777@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 08:11:35 +0700 (WIT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?FELICIDADES_SKL_GERMAN_ganador_de_loter=C3=ADa_de_2014?=



Alemania del Sur Lotería Class !
SKL- Gunther , Kronach Str.60
D- 96052 Bamberg, Saksamaa
http://www.skl.de/
VIId : SKL/Millionenformel/05/1288
PARTE II SKL/25/8787
+447-0319-78-456
+4470-457-58-470

Esto es para informarle de que su dirección de correo electrónico ganó un
premio de consolación
en la lotería SKL fondo de premios GERMAN se celebrará hoy . Su correo
electrónico
ganado ( 700,000,00 euros ) .

Para iniciar su reclamo, por favor póngase en contacto con la Lotería
Alemana SKL Afirmas agente .
------------------------------ -----
Nombre : DR. Anderson Klose
Alemana Lotería SKL Reclamaciones del Agente
E -MAIL: dr.klose009@gmail.com
------------------------------ --------------------
RECLAMACIONES REQUISITOS
NOMBRE COMPLETO : ......................... ....................
PAÍS : ..................... .............................. .
DIRECCIÓN: ...................... ...........
TELÉFONO: ....................... ..........
EDAD : .......................... .............................. .
SEXO: ......................... .............................. .
ESTADO CIVIL : ....................... ....
OCUPACIÓN : .................. .

Nota: Esta German promo premio de la rifa fue grabado y la contribución
al banco internacional en Europa (Reino BANCO PARA ÁFRICA PLC) archivo de
pago
se encuentra.

Atentamente,
El Sr. Ibrahim Movic

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