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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: Online Co-ordinator <vmmil@charter.net>
Reply-To: richardcook@shqiptar.eu
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:42:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?YOUR_EMAIL_WON_=C2=A31,500,000_GBP?=




We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the BRITISH
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO PROGRAMME,held on the 24th of February ,2015.Your
e-mail address was attached to these lucky winning numbers below: 09 14
26 28 30 45 38. Which subsequently won you the lottery bonus draw.You
have there fore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000 (GBP)
.To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent Mr. Richard
Cook With the feed Verification/Fund Release Form Below

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:

Mr. Richard Cook
Tell: +447937411073
E-mail: bnlclaims0211@gmail.com

Cordially,
Rose Wood
Online Co-ordinator
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

Congratulations once again from all our staff for being a part of our
Promotions program.

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