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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: "MAILSERVICE" <producao@teatromariamatos.pt>
Reply-To: confirmationoffice1968@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:05:56 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ///


YAHOO & MSN WINDOW LIVE AWARD INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION CENTER
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Nine Hundred And =
Twenty Thousand Great British
Pounds Only, (=A3 920, 000, 00) for 2015 Award International Promotion Pro=
gram which was organized by YAHOO
& MSN WINDOWS LIVE MARKETING TEAM, UNITED KINGDOM. Your e-mail address dre=
w the lucky numbers
that matched with file umbers (UK/742/H4/ZA) that consequently won the lot=
tery in the 3rd category from our
online lottery bonanza. You have therefore been approved for a lump Sum Pa=
y of (=A3 920, 000, 00) (Nine Hundred
And Twenty Thousand Great British Pounds Only) this is from a total cash p=
rize of {=A350,000.000.00} (Fifty
Million Great British Pounds Starlings only) Shared among International wi=
nners in this category.
YAHOO & Microsoft Marketing Team collects all the email addresses of the p=
eople that are active online,
among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other=
E-mail Providers. Please note that
your claim identification number are the key to your fund, you are to keep=
this confidential until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to your account or Via Bank Draft a=
s this is part of our protocol to
avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking an advantage of this program b=
y participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names fro=
m ALL OVER THE WORLD as
part of our international promotion program that we conduct once in a year=
. Microsoft and Yahoo Worth more
than $300 billion today is made possible by you. We hope with a part of yo=
ur prize, you will take part in
assisting the less privileges in the society.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. YAHOO =
& MSN WINDOWS LIVE Prize
Award must be claimed no later than (Six Months) from date of Draw Notific=
ation. Any prize not claimed within
this period will be forfeited.
Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: UK/22/GBA-71881 REFERENCE NUMBER: 6610711909 PIN: 1309
FILE NUMBER: UK/742/H4/ZA
These numbers fall within the South African Location file. You are advised=
to send the following information to
our fiduciary agent in Johannesburg via his contact details below to claim=
your prize.
Overseas Claims/Exchange Online Payment Unit
Contact: Mr. Louis Johnson
Office Address: 78 mason Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: confirmationoffice1968@gmail.com
You are advised to send the following Information to Your agent to facilit=
ate the release of your winning fund to
you.
1. Full Names:
2. Country/ Contact Address:
4. Mobile Number/ fax:
5. Marital Status: 6. Sex:
7. Date of birth: 8. Occupation
Mrs. Maria Fanta
9. Alternative Email Address Net-work Online Coordinator
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For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information con=
fidential till your claims is processed and
your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your p=
rize. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by =
some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned

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