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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: "David Atta" <davidatt05@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wanlcd_accraghana@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 15:10:45 +0000
Subject: W I N N I N G N O T I F I C A T I O N

WEST AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY...







The National Lottery
P.O.BOX 7774 PIGNR ROAD 8
OSU, L40 17NL
ACCRA GHANA
(Customer Services)
Ref: GH/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
W I N N I N G N O T I F I C A T I O N
We happily announce to you the draw (#504) of the THUNDERBALL WINNING under the WEST AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday, 10th of December, 2005.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:



which subsequently won you the lottery of the Jackpot Prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of$250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand DOLLARS Sterling) in cash credited to file WAL/9023118308/03. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 Unions, Associations, and Corporate Bodies that are listed on-line. This promotion takes place weekly.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our WEST AFRICA Booklet representative office in WEST AFRICA as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your $250,000.00 would be released to you by any of our Payment Offices in GHANA.
Our WEST AFRICA agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Agent:
Name: Mr. Paul Jake
Email: wanlcd_accraghana@yahoo.com
Provide him with the information below:
1. NAME:
2. ADDRESS:
3. MARITAL STATUS:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. AGE:
6. SEX:
7. NATIONALITY:
8. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
9. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
10. FAX NUMBER:
11. EMAIL ADDRESS:
12. DRAW NUMBER ABOVE: 504
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. You would be required to show an instrument of identification when cashing your cheque i.e. Drivers License or International Passport.
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. Please be warned.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the WEST AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
David Attamu
Online Co-ordinator for WEST AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY
sweepstakes International Program...

PREVIOUS WINNERS ON THE WEST AFRICA NATIONAL LOTTERY GAME...





Mr. DAVID ATTAMU


N.B: Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 72 hrs upon receipt of this information to file for your claims
after this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed
Please do not reply to this mail...
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT!!!

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