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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- adams_winston147@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: adams_winston147@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:54:52 +0100
Subject: MDG Grant Approved For You
MDG ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE
UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL OFFICE
REF/ UN/MDG/PE 3876
Dear Email Recipient,
Good day to you, We are pleased to inform you that you have
been approved for a loan / Grant by the uN/MDG of USD $
850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars).
This became necessary after the last annual emergency
meeting scheduled to xray the journey so far with millenium
development goal 1 which is aimed at alleviation of poverty
and hunger with targets of providing productive employment
for all before 2015
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/poverty.shtml
For further details about this grant , please contact
Mr. Adams Winston
Email: adams_winston147@yahoo.com
Please endeavour to Provide the information below:
Full Name :
Address:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Telephone No.:
Upon the provision of the information below he will direct
you on how to receive the grant. We hope to hear from you
soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Adams Winston
Chief MDG Officer
PLEASE NOTE! Any application not made fourteen (14)
working days from date of this notification will be regarded
to have been forfeited by the beneficiary of such Grant and
we reserve the right to provide same for another individual.
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