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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: "Miss Monica Lewis" <info@atsar.org.ar>
Reply-To: gmx2827@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 05:35:19 +0100
Subject: Congratulations Your active e-mail is a winner !!!

Good day dear,

Congratulations Winning Notification!

Shell Petroleum Development Company Of England online international Lottery Award Prize of 500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds).

Email Account Owner,
Congratulations!! We are happy to announce that you have won an online lottery prize in our international lottery promotion.

Your active e-mail address attached to computer generated ticket number:KPL/09-002/JA and reference no SODC-06/1055 has won UK Lottery 2nd category award prize 2016.

Please reconfirm your Full names, Contact Address and Telephone number, for the release of your winning funds Send your details for claim to:

Dr Rodgers James Jr.
Lottery Approved Officer
UK Lottery International Promotion Inc
Tel +448454860419
Email: (gmx2827@gmail.com)

Thank you and Congratulation once again!

Yours truly
Miss Monica Lewis
Online coordinator.)
Shell Petroleum Development Company Of England Promotion Inc.

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