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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: "alex johnson" <alex_johnson9@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:27:47 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION DEAR Patterson

FROM THE DESK OF ALEX  JOHNSON
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, OF 
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS AWARD
DEPARTMENT  LONDON.
 
Ref: MXE/061725/06,
Batch: TXC/6490902/188,
Winning No: BC-49
 
 
                         CONGRATULATIONS
 
DEAR Patterson 
 
We are delighted to inform you of your winning prize released on the Fri 17th of  Nov , 2006 from the  LONDON  International Lottery program.
 
Your name "email address" was attached to ticket number: YGH/7056490906, serial number: 9002/04/05/2006. This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 3 5 17 29 38 47 bonus number 23, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.
 
You are hereby, have been approved lump sum pay of US$ 1,620,000.00 (One Million, Six Hundred & Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 474061720/06 from the total cash prize of US12, 000,000.00 shared amongst sixteen lucky winners, based on their category.
 
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have their "operational base".
 
Please do contact your Claim Agent in London United Kindom:
 
Name: Mr. MIKE  KENNY (Claim Agent).
Address: AWedlake Bell,
52 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4LR, England
 
 
Phone Number:+4470318484774
Fax Nnumber: + 448704784387
Email: mikekennyxx@yahoo.co.uk
 
As you are contacting your claim agent; please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full names and address to help locate your file easily.
 
1.Name in full------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address----------------------------------------------------------------
3..Age----------------------------------------------------------------------
4.Sex----------------------------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation-----------------------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax------------------------------------------------------------
 
Congratulation!
 
Susan Davies (coordinator)
Address: 1450 Don Mills Rd.,Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2X7 .Canada.
Tel/fax: 1 831 303 7536  
 
Note: Confirm your winning by clicking on the following information: 
{http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=4}  


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