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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: " SAMSUNG LOTTERY PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samsungpaymentcenter@asia.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:05:18 -0300
Subject: Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!!

DEAR EMAIL OWNER,

Your E-mail Address ID Won, $1,000,000.00 (One Million US Dollar And A Samsung Galaxy Phone)
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system draws from
2,500,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,
America, South America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and
New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.Samsung
Galaxy Phone) online ballot Draws.
in the Samsung 2014,SECOND QUARTER YEARLY PROMOTION. For Prize Claim
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.
Ticket number.....................154-12xxxx4-09
Serial number.......................21xxx70-7
Lucky number...................27-50-x3-94-x6-4xx
Ref number...................Y.TILB/636xx362114/x
kindly send your:
Name:=============
Address:==========
Age:==============
Sex:==============
Mobile Num:===========
Occupation:=============
Country:================
to
Payment Remittance Agent
Ms.Ploy Atan.
SAMSUNG REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT (ASIAN).

E-mail:samsungpaymentcenter@asia.com

TELL: 00(66)899-874-082
=======================
www.samsung.com/
Congratulations from the Staffs & Members of the Samsung interactive
Lottery Board.
Yours Faithfully,
MRS JOY WILLIAM HONKG
M.S.PRO. ZONAL COORDINATOR.
Samsung Corporations(ASIAN REGIONAL CENTER)

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