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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: "MR. FRANK WILLIAMS." <emmanuelarmahkofibuah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: solekwai@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:12:11 +0200
Subject: Dear Lucky Winner

WINNING NUMBERS: 37-13-43-85-67-11.BV
REF:S6376527711
BATCH:S7151085135

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are please to announce to you as one of the 10 lucky winners in
National Free Lotto draw held on the 15th March 2015.

All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000
International emails.. Your email address

emerged alongside 9 others as a category one winner in this year's Annual
Free-lotto Draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
$1.500,00USD (one million, Five hundred Thousand

Dollars only) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
we ask that you keep your winning information

confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted
to you.

To begin your claims, please contact your claims agent;

MR. SOLO OLEKWAI
E-mail: (solekwai@gmail.com)
(CLAIM AGENT.)

send your winning identification numbers with the following information's
as to enable your claim agent Mr.Solo

Olekwai,facilitate the release of your fund.

1. Full Name......................
2. Country....................... ...
3. Contact Address.............
4. Telephone/Fax Number.........
5. Date of Birth/Age....................

Remember, all winning must be claim there fund not later than 10
days.After this date all unclaimed funds will be

included in the next stake.

Yours faithfully.

MR. FRANK WILLIAMS.
(PROMOTIONS MANAGER)

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