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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: "FACEBOOK DRAW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <facebookdraw@inbox.lv>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:40:03 +0800
Subject: WINNING ALERT FROM FACEBOOK

Facebook, Inc., Headquarter
Menlo Park, CA, United
States of America


DEAR LUCKY WINNER,


This is it inform you that you have being luckily selected as one of our online winner in this year 2015 Facebook promo organized by Facebook management in association with Yahoo mail, Hotmail, Gmail, AOL Mail, etc. This promo is and conducted through electronic ballot system without the winner applying. We congratulate you and wish to inform you That your email ID have won $ 1,000,000.00 (One Million US Dollars) in our online draw.

Send the details below to Mr Alberto Grados Pedemonte our Claims Administrator on this email: facebookmanagement@wp.pl for claim and for more information


1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. State:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Country:
8. Winning E-mail:
9. Mobile Number:


thank and regard
Alberto Grados Pedemonte
(Claims direct general)
Facebook management

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