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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: USA GREEN CARD VISA <usavisa1@kentucky.usa.com>
Reply-To: USA GREEN CARD VISA <usagency@usa.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:05:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Congratulations You Have Won U.S Green Card Visa Lottery


 

>
>    
>{United States Department of State}, 
>{National- visa- center}
>{32  Rochester  Av},
>Portsmouth , NH 0358801-2  USA       


>Case- Number: {FRC 55865663318aaa}
>Preferences- Categories:-  (DV DIVERSITY)
>Foreign- State -Chargeability

>Dear winner,
>We -wish to-inform-you that you are-among the {lucky selected winners}- of- the - U.S.- Green -Card -Email -ballot lottery-program- of -the 2012 edition . 

>{Details.}
>This- e-mail -ballot -visa- lottery -program was-innovated on JUNE by USAFIS, This is the {2nd editioN} of the program and its -designed -to be -held-every -year, the aims-and -objectives- of- the -program -is -to -give -free -visa's -to citizens -of -developing -countries -around -the -world- who -wishes to-travel-to-U.S and start a new life and work. 
>
>In-this -innovated -program, no-registrations-were being-made or-required -as -the-program -was- being conducted -through-computer- draw-system of e-mail-random-extractions-from -world -wide -registered -websites. 
>
>In -this -2nd -edition -of -the- program, two- hundred-and-twenty -five (225) U.S visa's were released and 6.3 million e-mail addresses were extracted from world wide registered websites during the 33-days extraction period that ran  for final -selection, all-extracted -email -addresses-were -assigned -to -different -ticket -numbers -for representation -and -privacy-for -final- selection -through- -computer- draw- system. 
>
>Your- e-mail- address -attached -to -ticket -number -{564002-188} -drew -the lucky number's which subsequently won you the U.S visa and -we are sending-the -winning -notification directly through the selected winning e-mail address -which -means -that if -you- receive the- winning-notification -in -your -mail-box -that -you- have- been selected -among -the lucky -winner's. 
>
>Approximately -One hundred- and fifty- five (155) lucky selected -winner's -had -been- notified -through -their selected e-mail addresses including you today 
>
>Your -visa -winning -identification -Case -number -is{( FRC 55865663318AAA)} Note-that your-visa-winning identification -Case -number- is -your -PIN -CODE -to -claiming -your visa.  
>
>Disqualification, 
>Any selected -lucky winner -from-the -some -countries -will -be -disqualified, -this -is -because -Each has- more than 50,000 candidates in the U.S: 
>
>{Basic- question} 
>How -can- I -make -the -claim -of -my -visa? 
>You -will -obtain- your -visa- through -the U.S -Consular -officer -in your- home -country -or country of your present residence and note that the U.S Consular officer in your home country or country of your present residence will not attend -to you -without -your-processed -documents- of-which- to -access -your -visa- winnings -through -their -network -database. 
>
>Our-visa -processing- agents- had been -apportioned -among -six -geographic- regions, all selected lucky winner's will -need -to -act -on- their- {claims} -applications- quickly before the visa- {claim} -expiration -deadline{(30th Sept 2012)} 
>
>FOR -YOUR- VISA- FORM -AND- REQUIREMENTS,-CONTACT -OUR{ ASIA/PACIFIC/MIDDLE EAST -AGENt} VIA THIS CONTACT -DETAILS, 
>
>{NAME: MRS DONNA WHITE} 
>{Tel : +66-8-679-213-07}
>E-mail: usagency@usa.com
>
>{N.B: Processing Fee.} 
>Single------{(us$890)}
>Dual- -----{(us$1,420)}
>
>{How -can -I -Pay -the -processing -fee? }
>The -following -forms -of -payment -are -accepted: 
>
>{{western -Union -Money- transfer}}
>{{Money -Gram.}}
>{{Bank -transfer.}}

>{Benefits.} 
>-All -the -selected -lucky -winner's -will- get- free- air -tickets-to- the U.S. -Your -air -ticket -will -be send -to -you by- our  Asia -pacific-middle -east-agent -together -with your processed documents. 
>
>Please -read -and- follow-all -the- enclosed -instructions-very- carefully.
>Do -not -reply -back -to -this -notification -e- mail- (busy)

>{For further inquiries} 
>Contact -our - {Asia-pacific-middle east-agent} -where -your- visa -winning -details- falls. 
>
>Sincerely yours, 
>{Mr. Brooke  Tony}
>{Secretary-General-US-Consulate-Kentucky}



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