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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: award-08@mchsi.com (Award Committee)
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:28:19 +0000
Subject: Award Notice '08



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Lotto Unlimited
Millfield House,
Millfield Road, Bolton BL2 6QZ

YOUR AWARD ALERT FOR JULY 2008

Lotto Unltd. wishes to inform you
that your email account have been
picked as a winner of a lump sum
pay out of Five hundred and
thirty-one thousand, two
hundred and fifty-nine Great
Britain pounds (531,259.00 pounds
sterlings) in cash credited to file
REF NO.. REF: LU/39-U091X592008.
This is from total prize money of
GBP 2,656,295.00 shared among the
FIVE (5)
international winners in this category.
To begin your claim, please contact
your claims agent:
Mr Simon Heebner.
Email: claims.deptoffice01@gmail.com
Tel: +44-704-575-8898
+44-702-407-5445
FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW.

*Name of Beneficiary:
*Address:
*Email Address:
*Tel:
* Winning Details:

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