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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: Microsoft E-mail Promo Lottery <info@promo.com>
Reply-To: mswclaimsofficedpt0014@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:18:20 +0100
Subject: Your secret pin code is ML0757985.



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After a successful completion of the draws of the MICROSOFT E-MAIL PROMO
held on the 18th of August 2015,your e-mail address attached to winning
numbers:(23) (77) (04) (57) (33) (170) won in the Tenth lottery
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£750.000.00(Seven Hundred and fifty thousand Pounds Sterling)All
participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system
drawn form 142,000 Names,as part of our International \"E-MAIL"\
Promotion Program for our prominent MSN-WORD users all over the world
and for the continuous use of the internet. in cash credited to file
REFNO:MSW-L/2015-28793,BATCH NO.4365.

For Claims Please Contact:Mr.Sean Anderson
Email: mswclaimsofficedpt0014@yahoo.co.uk
Tel Phone: +447011149461

Your secret pin code is ML0757985.

provide the following informations for claims


1.FullName:
2.Address:
3.Phone:
4.Country:
5.Sex:
6.Occupation:
7.Age:


Regards
Mrs.Irene Marin.

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