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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: "british lottery" <rev_jameswood@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:56:46 +0200
Subject: Congratulations contact REV JAMES WOOD

FROM THE DESK OF,
MRS JANET TERRY,
the co-ordinator
NATIONAL BRITISH LOTTERY
PO Box 200
Harrogate
HG1 2YR
LONDON UK

Our Dear Winner,
This is to inform you that You have won the sum of 500, 000 GBP(FIVE
HOUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ) from BRITISH LOTTERY on our 2006 charity
bonanza.been sponsured by the World Bank.
The winning ticket was selected from a Data Base of Internet Email Users,
world wide from which your Address came out as the winning coupon.

We here by urge you to claim the winning amount quickly as this is a
monthly lottery. Failure to claim your winning prize, will result into the
reversion of the fund to our following month draw.

You are therefore requested to contact immediately out Claims Department
below quoting

winning lucky :NUMBER-04378490.
file:ref:w3/990/776,
Batch/Number:004091/2006.

Contact:claim agent (REV JAMES WOOD) (claimoffice_office@yahoo.co.uk)
Provide the following information needed to process your winning claim.

(a) Your full Name..................

(b)and Address....................

(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers ................

(d) Your tax I.D.Number (if any).................

(e) your country of origin ................

(f)age......sex......zip code.........

Congratulations once again this is just a token from world bank and national
british lottery to encourage internate users world wide.
(Note) to start your claim contact our claim agent (REV JAMES WOOD)
(claimoffice_office@yahoo.co.uk)
Provide the following information needed to process your winning claim.
NATIONAL BRITISH LOTTERY ORGANIZATION.
Regards.
MRS.janet terry.
LOTTERY CO -CORDINATOR

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