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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: "2010 FIFA World Cup®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mouxin_27@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:25:03 -0000
Subject: Grant Notice.

Dear Concerned,

The local organizing committee(LOC) of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa®, in conjunction with the society for family health (SFH) and the European Union (EU),like to officially congratulate you for the draw that was just held which
featured you as one of fifty lucky beneficiaries.You were selected,based on a random selection exercise of internet service providers (ISP) and millions of Super market cash invoices worldwide,This promotion is just one of various ways we are presently using to achieve this global vision of ours. Your email address with FIFA ID ( DVT-57010-JHN-624TM-2XL ) was luckily drawn to be the winner of a cash prize of $3,570,000 United States Dollars.This money we believe
will enable you make some impact in the society.

Prizes won : $3,570,000 USD
Your FIFA ID is : DVT-57010-JHN-624TM-2XL

Contact our Agent Mr.Mou Xinsheng also responsible for your claims who is our claims official/attorney in Europe,United Kingdom and can understand
your english and some european languages.

CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR DETAILS, FILL DETAILs BELOW;

Your Full Name :
Address :
Country :
Phone number :
Age :
Gender :
Occupation :
Winning e-mail:
Micros ID :

REMITTANCE CONTACT
Name : Mr.Mou Xinsheng
Email : mouxin_27@yahoo.com.cn
Address : 21 Marine Lane, London. United Kingdom
Contact Phone:+44 792 406 9626.
______________(Please call for verification)._________________________________________
Note:All funds should be claimed by their respective beneficiaries,
not later that 7 days after notification.

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