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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: "Mrs. Elizabeth Hanks" <tedumelo@yandex.com>
Reply-To: fundtransferdep@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 02:52:45 +0530
Subject: Re:



--
Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAM. After this
automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of Four
winners in the category "A" You are therefore been approve to claim the
sum of £1,000,000.00 (one Million British Pounds Sterling) with the
information below:

REF No: UK/9420X2/68/BRT
BATCH No: 074/05/ZY369/BRT
TICKET No: 56475600545188
SERIAL No: S/N-5368/02
LUCKY No: (16)(27)(29)(34)(39)(45) (19)

To file for your claim, Contact the paying back below :

Contact Person:Brian patrick.
Email: fundtransferdep@outlook.com
PHONE # +44 745 2144 529


Do fill out the claims form to Brian patrick,in other to process the
claims of your prize without delay and congratulations once small.


Sincerely,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hanks
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

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