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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: "ASIA UK LOTTERY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uklottery12@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:26:18 +0700
Subject: YOUR EMAIL HAS WON YOU $ 4.6M

ROM UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE / ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS
 
If you are the correct owner of this email address then be glad this day
as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail address free-ticket winning
draws of 5th August 2013 succeeded in Bangkok Thailand nettopp udsendt
and we are glad to announce to you att your email address won you the
sweep takes in the first category and you are ret two claim the sum of
U.S. $ 4.6 Million, Your email address was indtastet for the online draw on this
Free Ticket Numbers: UKL39033278612 and won on this Lucky Numbers: WZ0674235617.
 
You are two contact Mr. Wen Hung . on the below email address
for quick delivery of your won Cheque of U.S. $ 4.6Millon. Note that all
winners Cheque are certified cashiers bank Cheque and n?r delivered and
received by you, kan cash it in your bank without any delay. To enable
Mr. Wen Hung  ascertain you as the Rightful winner and receiver
of the U.S. $ 4.6Million certified cashiers bank  Cheque,
MAKE SURE you include the below listed information in your contact
mail to Mr. Wen Hung . Your country of origin and country of
residence / work, complete official names, bel?b won, free ticket and lucky
numbers, date of draw, address where your wish two receive your certified
cashiers Bank Cheque, contact telephone, Sex and Age.
 
Just incase you are thinking of how you won without entering, then know again
that this very draw of the UK Lottery Organization in som you have the
emerged as a winner was a free ticket online email address draws where
Thousands of email addresses was samlad from almost all world wide
websites and used for the online draws / sweeptakes and during winners
selection your email address came out among the first ten som won you
the lottery in the first winnings category and entitles you two claim the
certified cashiers bank Cheque of U.S. $ 4.6Million.
Mrs.Laura piero .
Online Coordinator UK Lottery
Kingdom of Thailand
 

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