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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: "Bruce Daniel" <brucedaniels007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: brucedaniel007@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:14:33 +0000
Subject: Hello

LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTIONAL
PROGRAM
Ref. File No.:
(KPC/9030108308/04)
Batch:
(15/76/EF36)
Serial No:
(SALP97585)
NOV 2005 Edition

>From The Desk of Mr.Bruce Daniel (An Independent Lotteries Draw Auditors &
Management Coordinators)
England Program Award
Lotteries Headquarters England


LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION

Attn: Dear Winner,

Congratulations !!! We wishes to use this medium to officially notify
you on
the final notification that your Name and/or Company has being selected
among the 100 Star/Lucky Winners Worldwide Your Name, Email address and/or
Companies Name
attached to
the Ticket Number: (B9665 75608567 775) with! "SERIAL NUMBER
(SALP97585)
drew the winning: (02/23/17/24/33/49/-47), which subsequently on you
the
Lottery Award Winner in the 3nd category of this Lottery Program. All
participants were selected randomly from the WorldWide Web-Site & Email
addresses through Computer Super Draw System and extracted from over
1.000.000 (One Million) individual Emails, Companies and Corporate
Organizations Names and Addresses as listed from their various
countries
Trade and Investment Journals in their Web-site from Africa, Middle
East,
Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, North, South and central
America to
promote this Lottery Program Award.

Youre Name and Ref. File Number has therefore been approved to claim a
Total
Sum of US$2.000.000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash
credited
to REF. File NO# (KPC/9030108308/04). This is from the Total Cash Prize
of
US$200.000.000.00 (Two Hundred Million United States Dollars) shared
among
the first 100 (One Hundred) LUCKY WINNERS in the 3nd category worldwide
in
this Lottery Program. Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our Lottery Booklet Representative Office here in England indicate
in the Play Coupon of the National Lotteries Board Commission
Award
Johannesburg, South African Regional Office. In view of this, your
US$2.000.000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) would be released
to you
by our accredited representative Consultant Agent immediately he
commences
the processes to facilitate the release and transferring of your funds
>From the designated Bank
soon as you contact him as Allocated and Insured under your Ref. File
Numbers as approved and signed as the beneficiary to this fund in your
name.
Also your claim award included with Free Flight Ticket and Seven (7)
Days
Hotel Reservation in one of the reputable hotel
This Lottery Program took place to eradicate poverty from the country and
the rest of the world For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning
information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims are processed and your money
remitted to you for being one of our lucky winners of this lottery
prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
(Please be
warned). To file for your claim, please contact one of our
accredited/authorized Consultant Agent immediately.

His contact information is as follows:

Name: Auditor Williams Rolland
Director for Foreign Exchange Transfer Dept.
E-mail: auditorwilliamsrolland@hotmail.com
TEL:+447031923186

Please be informed that the entire winning prize must be claimed on or
before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, kindly quote your Reference/Batch numbers in any
correspondences with our designated agent or us. Thanks for being part
of
this International Lottery Promotional Program and for your anticipated
co-operation.

Approved, Dispatched and Signed:

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Bruce Daniels
(Zonal Co-ordinator.)
(TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY)
Anybody under the age of 18 cannot participate in this Lotteries
Program and
any falsification claim and documents on the part of the winners will
result
to revoke and disqualification of your award prize of this fund.


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