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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: freelottopromo8@aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:43 GMT
Subject: RRA:12058006/08




FREELOTTO INTERNATIONAL EMAIL PROMOTION=3A
P O Box 4559
Liverpool=2C L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

WINNING NOTIFICATION
The United Kingdom FREELOTTO EMAIL PROMO wishes to inform you that the r=
esults of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Gre=
at Britain held on the of 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2008=2EYour mail =


account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of =242=2C000=
=2C000=2E00 (Two Million United State Dollars)=2E in cash credited to fi=
le REF NO=2E REF=3AUKL/74- A0802742008=2EYou are the number two winner =


among the FIVE(5) international winners in this category=2E

To begin your claim=2C please contact your Claims Agent=3A

Mr=2E Brisson Gary Jr

Tel=3A +4470359 24022

Email=3A freelottopromo8=40aol=2Ecom

Note below your winning details=3A
Ticket N=3F=3A 22-1356-4096-988
Serial N=3F=3A A069-07
Lucky N=3F=3A 12-13-21-26-32-39 Bonus-17
File REF N=3F=2E=3A UKL/74-A0802742008
BATCH N=3F=2E=3A 2008UKL-01

Provide him with these following details with which he will begin the pr=
ocessing of your =


winnings=2E

Full Names=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Address=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Age=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Country=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Occupation=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Telephone=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F
Sex=3A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=


Faithfully=2C
Kevin J=2E Aronin=2E
Copyright =A9 1995-2008
The FREELOTTO National Lottery Inc=2E All rights
reserved=2E Terms of Service - Guideline=2E

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