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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: Free Lotto Claims Centre <claimscentre20411@gmail.com>
Reply-To: claimscentre141@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:33:25 +0000
Subject: Congrat!



Dear Lucky Winner,

This is to inform you that your Email have won (£2,000,000.00) and A
brand new (CHEVROLET CRUSE 2013 CAR) from Chevrolet lottery promo
London, United Kingdom which is organized by Chevrolet Automobile
Company United Kingdom, “Your Email Address" were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from Nine hundred thousand email from
Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa
and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is
conducted annually, 20 people was selected as our winners, through
electronic ballot System without the winner applying, Your Batch No:
(33351) and


KINDLY SEND YOUR DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL ID:
claimscentre141@gmail.com FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND
IN TIME: VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM:-

1. Full Name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Age:
4. Sex:
5. Cell phone Number/Mobile No:
6. Occupation:
7. Country:
8. State:
9. Winning E-mail Address:

Dr. Collin
Claims Executive
Chevrolet Automobile Company
TEL: +44(770)001-1035

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