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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: GOOGLE <poverty@obec.go.th>
Reply-To: GOOGLE <winingdept@admin.in.th>
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 03:01:28 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?GOOGLE_CO-OPERATION=C2=A9?=

GOOGLE SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Belgrade House,
76 Buckingham Palace Road,
SW1W 9TQ,
London United Kingdom.

Winning No: GUK/877/798/2012
Ticket No: GUK/699/33/2012
Notification Date: 07/04/2012

GOOGLE ANNIVERSARY WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We wish to congratulate you once again on this note, for being part of our
Winners selected this year. This promotion was set-up to encourage the active
Use of the Google search engine and the Google ancillary services. Hence we do
Believe with your winning prize, you will continue to be active and patronage
to this company.

Google is now the world leading search engine worldwide and
In an effort to Show that it remains the most widely used search engine, an
Online e-mail balloting was carried out on the 18th of January 2012 without your
Knowledge, it was officially released today.

We Wish to formally announce to you that your email address was attached to a
Lump sum of Â£450,000.00 {Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds
Sterling's}.

We also wish to inform you that you have successfully passed the requirements,
Statutory obligations, verifications and our satisfactory report test conducted
For all our online winners. A winning Cheque will be issued in your name by
Google Promotion Award Team, and also a certificate of prize claims will be
Sent along side your winning Cheque.

These are your award details.
Security Code Number: GUK/4532345G.
Ticket No: GUK/699/33/2012.
Winning Number: GUK/877/798/2012.

Information's required from you are part of our precautionary measure to avoid
Double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. To claim your won prize,
Please contact our Foreign Transfer Manager Mr. Dennis gray with your verification form below.
Neatly fill in the verification and fund release form below:

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM.
(1) Your contact addressâ€¦â€¦
(2) Your Tel/Fax numbersâ€¦â€¦
(3) Your Nationality/Countryâ€¦
(4) Your Full Nameâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
(5) Sexâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
(6) Occupationâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
(7) Age:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦
(8) Alternate email if anyâ€¦â€¦
(9) Ever won an online lottery?
(10) In what way have Google helped you

Mode of Prize Remittance.
Courier Delivery of your Certified Winning Cheque, Name and other Winning
Documents safely to you.

You are advised to fill in the above details and contact our Foreign Transfer Manager Mr. Dennis gray with his private email details below to avoid unnecessary delay and complications:
FOREIGN CLAIMS MANAGER
Name: Mr. Dennis gray
E-mail: winingdept@admin.in.th
GOOGLE SECURITY DEPARTMENT (UK).

Congratulations! From the Staffs & Members of the Google interactive Lottery Board Commission.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS.HARLERY SHELLA.
GOOGLE ZONAL CO-ORDINATOR.
GOOGLE INTL>>>LICENCE OF FEDERAL GOOGLE CO-OPERATIONÂ©>>>

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