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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: "INTERNATIONAL.CRICKET.COUNCIL" <marche@famiglieperaccoglienza.it>
Reply-To: iccawardcenter@163.com
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:12 -0800
Subject: CLAIMS ALERT


2015 WORLD CRICKET AWARD WINNING PROMO,
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (ICC)
& BRITISH GOVT. APPROVED.
FROM THE DESK OF ICC PROMOTION
REGIONAL CLAIMS VERIFICATION OFFICE,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
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Dear Winner
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WINNING NOTIFICATION MAIL: YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED A WINNER OF 850,000.00 P=
OUNDS.
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This Letter is to officially inform you that your E-mail address emerged a=
s a winner in the ICC International Cricket Council email Draw/ promotional=
Award. This is a notification of the just concluded final draws of the ICC=
International Cricket Council Promotional E-mail Lottery held on the 7th o=
f February, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.
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Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 577-744-3465-E77 with seria=
l number: MMPL02 and draw lucky number: 7181813-05 which subsequently won y=
ou lottery in the 2nd category 'B' of files number: FA1305U-ID. Batch Numbe=
r. B17Reference Number. MMPL03022009, You have therefore been approved to c=
laim a total sum of 850,000.00 GB Pounds (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand =
Great British Pounds.) and a Brand New BMW 5 Series 2014 Model.
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No Lottery tickets were sold. This is online world email draws conducted f=
rom an exclusive list of individuals email and corporate bodies picked by a=
n advanced automated random computer selection from the web.
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All participants in this lottery program were selected randomly through a =
computer ballot system, drawn from 85.000.000 individual email addresses fr=
om all search engines. All e-mail address was picked by the automated compu=
ter ballot system, which has been programmed for this random selection.
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After this automated computer ballot, your email emerged as one of the win=
ners in category "B" with the followings winning details:
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Ref Number: MMPL03022009
Batch Number: B17
Serial Number: MMPL02
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This promotional program takes place annually, promoted and sponsored by t=
he ICC International Cricket Council, BMW Author Mobile, Bill Gates of Micr=
osoft Inc. Barclay's Bank, With the support of European corporate companies=
and organizations in collaboration with the British Government to help imp=
rove the present standard of cricket game and to encourage the use of Inter=
net and computers worldwide.
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To claim your winning prize contact the International Cricket Council (ICC=
) Promotion regional claims verification office London Via e-mail: mrdavidr=
ichardson@163.com
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Please contact our verification department for proper verification and pay=
ment, provide the following information as indicated below and send it to e=
mail: (mrdavidrichardson@163.com)
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1. Your Name:
2. Address:
3. Country:
4. Mobile Phone No:
5. Home Phone No:
6. Occupation:
7. Sex:
8. Age:
9. Won Before:
10. Annual Income:
11. Ticket Number:
12. Serial Number:
13. Draw Number:
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Your prize award has been insured with your email and will be transferred =
to you upon meeting the requirement of the gaming board authority (G.B.A) w=
hich includes your statutory obligations. this process will not take more t=
han 2 to 5 working days to enable you receive your winning amount without m=
uch delay.
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For security purposes and clarity we advice that you keep your winning inf=
ormation confidential, and not to be disclosed to anyone until your claim h=
ave been fully processed this is to avoid wrong and double claim.
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Best Regards,
Mr. David Richardson
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INTERNATIONAL CRICKET PROMO COORDINATOR. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Copyright=
=A9 2015 the International Cricket Council Promotion Inc. All rights reser=
ved. Terms of Service =2013 Proudly sponsored by:
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