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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: mark carter <virat@cse.iitm.ac.in>
Reply-To: mark carter <markcartermark@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 06:02:28 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Lucky You
NSW Lotteries
Figtree Dr, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127, Australia.
>From the stable of NSW Lotteries we put you on notice that you have a success on our op lotto ticket. NSW Lottery Tickets are sold but Government of New South Wales, Australia considered it significant to select six people for a random draw in line with our "help the migrant policy". Payment of winning will be done within seven days while an invitation shall be faxed to you to witness our September 30th event where a huge sum will be awarded to stranded migrants.
Mrs. Ruth Olsom has been directed to submit your file to the legal department in order to legalize your claim so a scanned copy of your DL is needed to authenticate you on our legal database. Please note that NSW Lotteries reserves the right to nullify your claim in any case you select multiple applications which is against the rule bordering on New South Wales Lotteries Act 1990 No. 78.
Please send data
Congratulations!
Mark Carter
Director Marketing and Sales at NSW Lotteries.
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