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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: "SOUTH AFRICA PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:31:47 +0200
Subject: SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP PROMOTION

Dear: Winner,

Congratulations your email is among the Ten lucky winners, that won US$500.000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) Each in the just concluded draw held on the 2nd October 2009 to promote South African 2010 World Cup, sponsored by PLATINUM Companies (Free Lotto Corporation) South Africa.

For prize claiming,
Call MR. ALEX TAMBO: on this
phone number +27 836950441 or
email him on: prize_claiming@winning.com
43 Hilton Avenue
Braanfontein, Johannesburg
South Africa

And also provide the following information for the processing of your winning fund.
NAME:..................
ADDRESS:.................
NATIONALITY:......................
SEX:..................
AGE:................
PHONE/MOBIE:.........................
FAX:....none...............................
OCCUPATION:............................
REF NO: GML-S111-KKT-8234SA and BATCH: 87T-DTH90-SAR12

Yours Faithfully,
Management.
JULIA SMITHS

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