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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: "Nora Adams" <noradams@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:04:16 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,

SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,LONDON
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM


REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the
SWEETWIN
PROMO LOTTERY, LONDON/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS held on 6th Sept,2005.

You are attached to ticket number 023-0148-790-459, with serial number
5073-11 drew the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won
the
lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$2,000,000.00
in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL/26510460037/02. This is from total
prize
money of US$58,000,000.00 shared among the Twenty-Nine international
winners
in this category. All participants were selected through a computer
ballot
system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe,
North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program,
which is
conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security Finance Bank. Due to the mix
up
of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part
of
you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
Million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

MR BILL PAUL
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BX, UNITED KINGDOM

Email : paulbill@myway.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money , Remember all
prize
money must be claimed not later than 30th Sept,2005. After this date,
all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our
promotions program.

Sincerely,

Nora Adams.

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, SWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to
disqualification.
SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION THANKS
We Heartedly Congratulates You


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