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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: "swiss lottery" <swisslottery-05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claimingdepartment2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:59:07 +0000
Subject: SWISS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL

FROM: SWISS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
POSTFACH, 4002 BASEL.
HEAD OFFICE: SWITZERLAND
REF NO: SL/74/368/05
BATCH NO:SL-121-LT-11-12-05
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT DRAWS HELD ON
THE 9TH OF JANUARY 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with
serialnumber 652-662 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which
consequently won in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum
pay out of $2,000,000 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS)
Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomlythrough a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
companies and30,000,000individual email addresses from all search engines
and web
sites.This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, bill gates
ofmicrosoftinc and other corporate organisations. this is to encourage
the use of the internet and computers worldwide.
For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
informationconfidential until your claims have been processed and your
moneyremitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarrantedabuse of this program by some participants. We look
forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.

To file for your claim,please contact our fiducially agent claims
officervia email as soon as possible for the immediate release of your
winnings:
MR FRED GARY.
E-mail address: claimingdepartment2005@yahoo.co.uk
Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than one month After
thedate of this notice.
Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
rememberto quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
assoon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being
partof our promotional program.
NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW
18 YEARS OF AGE.
Sincerely yours,

DR WILSON BRETT
(LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR)
POSTFACH,4002 BASEL.
HEAD OFFICE:SWITZERLAND




To enable us file in your name for payment,please do provide the
following
informations:
1,YOUR FULL NAME................................................
2,YOUR SEX:..................
3,YOUR ADDRESS:..............................................
COUNTRY.............................................................
.............................
4,.YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:...................................
5,.YOUR FAX NUMBER:..........................................
6,.YOUR OCCUPATION:.......................................
7,.YOUR COMPANY'S NAME:...............................
8,YOUR AGE:...............
9,.YOUR REF NUMBER:.....................
Please I'd like to know how you want to receive your prize won of
choosefrom the following medium.
1,By Cheque/Draft
2,Cash
3,Bank Wire Transfer.
Provide the following immediately so we can start processing your
payment.Once again congratulations.You are given one week more to claim
your winning.
Best Regards,
Fred Gary
CLAIMS AGENT



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