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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: "Skl Collomix Gmbh" <info@skl.com>
Reply-To: skl.collomix2009payunit@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:28:08 +0800
Subject: Payment and Release order

We are pleased to inform you of the result of Skl national lottery For 2010
Offer in which Your e-mail address attached to Reference Number:SKL/162009/
OMI.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in London.

You are advice to contact your claim officer with the following details
Contact: Mr Moritz Ludwig FIDUCIARY AGENT, Payment and Release order
Email: skl.collomix2009payunit@gmail.com
Tel : +44 701 114 9523

NAME:__________________ADDRESS:_______________AMOUNT
WON:____________COUNTRY:____________PHONE
NUMBER:______________AGE:_______SEX:_____OCCUPATION:__________

Sincerely,
Mrs Vanessa Svensson
Online Coordinator

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