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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "euro-afro-american-sweepstake lottery" (no such lottery exists)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27782688424 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27866682655 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nedbk_remittance@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. JAMES EDWARD" <shabangudavids@gmail.com>
Reply-To: br.jamesedwards@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:05:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVED

From:
Dr. JOHN SMITH,

Euro-Afro-American-Sweepstake
Lottery

Headquarters:
1a, Bexon Court Carlton

Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
Essex

United Kingdom

Customer
Service: 580 NCA 85914

Ref:
EAASL/941OYI/09

Batch:
12/27/Du34/09

Attn
Winner,

We
happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro- American Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held three days ago in Essex United Kingdom . Your
E-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564 756045765 775 with! Serial
number 97543 drew the winning numbers:
5/11/13/18/25 PLUS BONUS 7

Which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category? You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,020,000.00 GBP (One Million Twenty Thousand
Pounds Sterling)

Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet
representative office in South
Africa as indicated in your play coupon.

Please
be warned. To file for your claim, please Contact our paying Bank in south
Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your
fund, contact information is as follow: -

(Mr.
Jeffery Alford)

Nedbank
of South Africa
(International Remittance Dept)

Hollandia
House 127 President Street

Johannesburg 2001, South Africa

P.O
BOX 1076

Tel:
+27 78 268 8424

Fax:
+27 86 668 2655

Email: nedbk_remittance@accountant.com

FILL
THIS VERIFICATION FORM AND SEND IT BACK TO YOUR LOTTERY AGENT

DETAILS
OF BENEFICIARY

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

NAME
(SURNAME FIRST):................................................

ADDRESS:.......................................................................

COUNTRY:.......................................................................

OCCUPATION:.................................................................

MARITAL
STATUS:..........................................................

AGE:................................................................................

TELEPHONE:....................................................................

TICKET
NUMBER:.............................................................

SERIAL
NUMBER:.............................................................

WINNING
NUMBER:..........................................................

BONUS
NUMBER:............................................................

Sincerely,

Dr.
JOHN SMITH

United
Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.

Mrs.
Anna Greenwell.

United Kingdom zonal Secretary General.

Thank
you for your Co-operation

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