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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:
- 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.
- claimoffice313@aim.com (AOL Instant Messenger; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: International Lotterie 2011 Promotion <claimoffice34@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:13:06 -0300
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Herzlichen_Gl=FCckwunsch_an_Ihnen=21=21=21?=
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Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Ihnen!!!
Herzlichen
Glückwunsch an Ihnen, wir können Ihnen die Ergebnisse der Europäische
International Lotterie 2011 Promotion mitteilen. Wir sind glücklich Ihnen
sagen zu können das Ihre E-Mail Addresse gezogen worden ist und Sie der
Gewinner von €1.000.000.00 Euros(Eine Millionen Euro) sind. ACHTUNG: Um Ihr
Gewinn in Anspruch nehmen zu können, kontaktieren Sie bitte die
Zahlungsabteilung per E-Mail oder per Telefon.
Kontakt Person:
Herr Ben Javier
Tel: 0034698641230
EMAIL ( claimoffice313@aim.com
)
Beachten Sie bitte das Promotions Datum, die Referenz und
Losnummer. Denken Sie bitte daran, bei allen Korrespondenz mit Ihrem
Bearbeiter (Herr Ben Javier) diese Nummern anzugeben.
Losnummer:
SUTO/980/TWM/EU
Lotterie Ref. Nr:345/003/SP/45
Ticket Nr:
WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky Nr: 1 0-23-44-72-80
Serien Nr:
MUOTI/82536
Lotterie Datum:16th/04/2011
Ihren Namen
Telefon
Nummer
Handy Nummer
Ihr Alter, Geschlecht
Ihr
Beruf
Herzlichen Glückwunsch nochmals von allen unseren Mitarbeiter
und danke das Sie vertrauen an dieses E-Mail Lotterie Promotion Programm
haben
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Frau Ana Mariam
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