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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: Dr James Mphela <dr.jamesmphelaa@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 08:10:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS (OSA LOTTERIES)


CONGRATULATIONS
The Overseas Subscribers Agents ( OSA)
121 President Park Johannesburg South Africa


Attention Lucky Winner,


The Overseas Subscribers Agents (OSA), in Conjunction with the South
African National Lottery Board happily announce to you that your e
-mail address have won our Christmas computer balloting program, You have
therefore been approved for a lump payout of $1, 000,000.00 (One
Million United States Dollars Only) payable in cash credited to File
Ref NO:-UNG23711,Batch NO: 945-184 with Ticket NO: 211-194, draw the
Lucky NO: 01 14 21 30 35 48.

All participants were selected through our Online Computer Balloting
System drawn from a collection of Frequent Internet email users all
over the World. NO TICKETS WERE SOLD. Simply contact our Fiduciary
Claim Agent whom will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your winning price money.

Agent Name: Dr Ron Walters
Tel: +27 60 457 7644
Email: creditconnectt@gmail.com


Give your agent this Info


1) Your full names:
2) Your address:
3) Telephone and Fax number
(4} Your Occupation:
5} Your Reference Number.

Congratulations!!! And always keep your winning information Confidential to avoid Double Claim.

Regards
Mr James Mphela
Secretary



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