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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "CHOICE LINK" <choicelink75@msn.com>
Reply-To: c_link2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:38:51 +0000
Subject: FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
BRAVESTONE PROMO LOTTERY,UK. VALLEY RD HARWICH
ESSEX CO12 4RR GB, ENGLAND.
REF: DLP /26510460037/02
BATCH: 27/00315/IPD
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today,the winners of the BRAVESTONE PROMO LOTTERY,THE
BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS held on 16th December 2004.
Your company/email ,is attached to ticket number
1124-0148-790-457, with serial number 5273-44 drew the
lucky numbers 33-11-44-37- 10-45, and consequently
won the lottery in the 4th category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$3,500.000.00 (THREE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAD US DOLLARS)in cash credited to file REF NO.
DLP/25041238013/07.
This is from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners in
this category.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia,
New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and
Asia as part of International promotions Program, which
is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a
Security company,(NUGGET UNITY COMPANY).
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 your account.
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 your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
via this email below:
CLAIM AGENT NAME: DR EDWIN BROOKS
EMAIL ADDRESS:  ed_brooks2005@yahoo.co.uk
 
Telephone:+ 44-703 1916743, +44-703 1916744
Fax:00 44 7092862169
You are hereby advised to claim your prize on or
before the 28th of November 2005.
N/B,when contacting your claim agent,you should send
along your winnings informations,Your full name,Home
address,Telephone number, and Your date of birth,so
that your prize winning will be processed in no distant time.
Congratulations once more.
Sincerely,
Ms.choice Adams.
 

 

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