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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: Margret Glass <mglass@kdmc.org>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 21:00:08 +0000
Subject: Congratulations!!!Your E-mail Address Has Won Shell ISP world wide
Jackpot....



We are pleased to inform you that one of the best things that can happen
to any Internet user is to be rewarded for spending money and time on the
Internet.You may not have known that over 5 Million people daily surf
the Internet on regular basis for one reason or other. These Internet users
including yourself, pay access fees to various Internet Service
Providers (ISP) all over the word who in turn remit surplus funds to the numerous
World Wide Internet Technology Companies (WWITC) for the development
and advancement of Global Information Technology.

As a result,we embarked on a worldwide promotion with a sophisticated
automated database to randomly select E-mail accounts that frequently surf the
Internet.Consequent upon this,You/Your Company e-mail Address attached
with Reference Numbers:ILP/HW 7509/2013 and Ticket number:644 79543465 B448056490902
with Serial numbers:4708-325 drew The lucky numbers 01-19-23-10-12-15 and consequently
won the Sum of $2,500,000 Million,which is the winning payout for First category winner.
You have been declared the proud winner of $2,500,000.00. (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)

For due processing and remittance,ensure to contact the under listed assigned Grant agent:via email with the details below .

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone/Fax Number:
10:Ticket number
11: Reference Numbers:

Grant agent: Mr. Chan Kin Keong
E-mail: grant.agent@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: +27-218-271-467


Sincerely,
Margret Glass
Promo Consultant.
-- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This eMail transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain confidential information belonging to the sender. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender. --

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