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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: "John Acton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnacton41@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:44:22 -0400
Subject: [SPAMEXCH] CONGRATULATION!!!!WE NEED RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Microsoft Word Corporation Lottery.
Address:Richtistrasse 3 8304 Wallisellen Zurich, Switzerland.
Telephone#+41 43 508 24 04.

Dear Sir/ Madam, We the MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE are pleased to inform you of the week’s winners of our MS-WORD LOTTERY conducted in

Zurich,Switzerland,so being the host of the lottery event for this present year MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY WINNING PROGRAMS held ON 17th August 2012.

Personal E-mail address or Company email is attached to the Lottery bonanza,we selected your email ID as the one of 5 top winners.

Therefore MICROSOFT CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY have approved lump sum payment of (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)to the beneficiary

of email that received this message.

Each continent (Canada, Asia, Australia, United state, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania, as part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, Which

is conducted annually by MICROSOFT WORD CORPORATION WORD LOTTERY all over the world,and to encourage the use of E-mail/Internet and Computers worldwide.

You have to contact our claim agent in USA Mr Fred George for your lottery payment wining prize and include your personal information as stated below.

Claim Agent : Mr Fred George.
Phone:+1 917 719 1982

Email :fredgeorgeonline47@yahoo.com


For verification purpose ,Forward to him your claim details below;

(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Your Full Address:
(3) Your Tel(Mobile):
(4) Your Nationality/Country:
{5} Your Occupation
{6} Your Age.
{7} Sex:


Your wining No:UNO/4249859609/WP1
Batch number:MS-4478474121P
Amount Won:TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.


You have to contact Mr.Fred George for this claim as upon your receipt of this message alert.


Congratulations!! once again.


Yours in service,
Mr.John Acton.

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