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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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Fraud email example:

From: dnl_agency04@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:05:35 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WINNING=20CLAIM?=

From:Mrs Rachel Matthews.
Department Of National Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottingham shire Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax+448701300886
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Ref: DPNL/991OYI/05
Batch: 15/25/DL76

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/madam:
We happily announce to you the draw of the Department
Of National
Lottery International programs held on the 8th
Fabruary 2005 in Essex
United
Kingdom.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
B9564 72724545
188
with!Serial number 57160 drew the winning:
06/10/19/18/11/16,which
subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of
US$820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand
United
States Dollars) in cash credited to file
KPC/9080118308/02.This is from
a total cash prize of $1100,000,00 Million dollars,
shared amongst the
first One Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in
this category
world-wide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our
Afro booklet representative office in Africa as
indicated
in your play coupon. In view of this, your
US$820,000.00
(Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars) would be released to you by SSB BANK ACCRA
GHANA.
Our African agent will immediately commence the
process to
Facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact
Him. All participants were selected randomly from
World
Wide Web site through computer draws system and
extracted
From over 10, 000, 00 companies.

This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons,
you are advised to keep your winning information
Confidential till your
claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner
you
deem fit to claim
your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
Claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
Unscrupulous elements. Be informed that a minimum of
10% of your prize
Must be donated to a remarkable charity organization
in your locality.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please
contact
Our corresponding agent in GHANA immediately you
Read this message for quick and urgent release of your
Fund, contact information is as follow: -

Dr Garry Robert

Email:gar_robert1@yahoo.com
Email:gar_robert1@mail2broker.com

With this vital information:
1.Full Name and contact address
2.Telephone and Fax Number
3.Ticket /Reference Number

Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on
or
Before 28th March 2005. To avoid unnecessary delays
and
Complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in
Any correspondences with our designated agents or us.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs
of
this program that has successfully won this
competition.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
Program.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Rachel Matthews.
United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Denis Wilfred



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