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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: "SUPERSPORT LOTTERY INC =?iso-8859-1?b?qQ==?="
<winners@supersport.com>
Reply-To: redeem.supersport991.uk@live.com
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:11:32 +0200
Subject: You Have Won =?iso-8859-1?b?ozc1MCwwMDAuMDA=?= GBP



Dear Prize Winner!!!

You have won the sum of £750,000.00 GBP (Seven hundred and fifty
thousand pounds) in the Super sport Lottery Promotion. To further the
claims of your prize, you are advised to follow the instructions in
this email diligently. Your email was randomly selected out of one
million email addresses used for the online draw and this qualifies
you as a winner. Your email address is attached to the winning ticket
number SP/919/2010/007, this makes you eligible to receive £750,000.00
GBP (Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds). To start the claim
procedure of your prize, Kindly fill the form below and send it back
to us.

Winning Number:.SP/919/2010/007

Full Names:
Address:
Age:
Sex:
Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Marital status:
Country:
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For More Enquiries, Contact;
Name: Dr. Dave Rodger
Phone: +44-701-112-8490
Contact Email: redeem.supersport991.uk@live.com
-----------------------------

We hope to hear from you soon..

Yours truly,
Stella James (Director)
International Promotions Unit,
SUPERSPORT LOTTERY INC.

SUPERSPORT LOTTERY INC ©, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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