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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: BRANDLYN MARLOW <marlow.32@osu.edu>
Reply-To: webdrawsnotice77@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:08:46 -0700
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD 2008!!

=3CBR=3E=3CBR=3E =3CBR=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 UK NATIONAL LOT= TERY AWARD 2008!! =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EAttn=3BWinner=2C =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3ERef=3A UK/9420X2/68 =3CBR=3EBatch=3A 074/05/ZY369 =3CBR=3ELucky No=3A- 07-13-31=2E54-640 =3CBR=3ESerial No=3A - MUO TI/82536 =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EWe happily announce the results of=A0 the previous week online d= raws of = =3CBR=3Eover 300=2C000=A0 email leads where six email addresses were ran= domly = =3CBR=3Eselected and that made the email addresses automatically winners= of the =3CBR=3Esum of=A0 =A3516=2C778=2E00 GBP=2E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EThis is meant to inform you that your email address was among th= e six = =3CBR=3Eemail address chosen which therefore means to say that you are a= winner =3CBR=3Eof the sum of =A3516=2C778=2E00 GBP which will be issued in a ch= eque on =3CBR=3Eyour name in receipt of the requested datas below=2E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3E1=2EFULL NAMES=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E2=2EADDRESS=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E3=2ESEX=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E4=2EAGE=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E5=2EMARITAL STATUS=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3CBR=3E6=2EOCCUPATION=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E7=2ETELEPHONE NUMBER=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3CBR=3E6=2ECOUNTRY=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F= =5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F = =3CBR=3E7=2ETELEPHONE NUMBER=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EContact Our Claims Agent = =3CBR=3EName=3A Mr Peter Taylor =3CBR=3EEmail address=3Awebdrawsnotice101=40hotmail=2Ecom =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EAfter filling the form =2C you are to contact the claims office = with the = =3CBR=3Einformation filled in the form for further instructions and proc= essing = =3CBR=3Eof your winning through the contact email address below=2E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3ECongratulations from the staffs and members of the National Lott= ery =3CBR=3ESweepstakes U K=2E =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3ESincerely=2C =3CBR=3E =3CBR=3EBRANDLYN MARLOW=2E =3CBR=3Eonline Co-ordinator=3CBR=3E=3CBR=3E

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