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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: "susan madewell" <onlineprizealert_bmw3@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:45:36 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

loVodafone
 
VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL
In Conjunction with The National Organizing
Committe of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006
organisationskomitee Deutschland
koniginstrabe 23,80539 Munchen.
From: The Desk Of the Promotions Manager,
VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL: Prize Awards Department
Reference:FL/668530092  Batch:45301/14/FIFA06/FL.
We gladly wish to inform you of the draws of the VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL in
conjunction with the National Organizing Committee of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held on the 15TH of
November 2005 in Munich Germany.You along with 187 others were selected winners under draws 6+J in our monthly program which will feature as run up to the games next year when you will be due for the final Grand draw.However your e-mail address attached to ticket number 508-7895-4456-224 with serial numbers 5223-54 drew the lucky numbers 16-43-85-33-15-73 and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Please be informed that all participants in this Vodafone promotion program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 500,000 companies and 50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses.This Vodafone promotion is Organized by the host country in collaboration with FIFA. Funds for the draws have been contributed by the major sponsors of the games which include adidas,Hyundai,FujiFilm,MasterCard,Gillette,Cocacola,Emirates
Air, Continental,Toshiba,Mcdonalds and a host of others. Due to the computer mix up of some numbers and email contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Also find all other relevant Vodafone promotion Information below:Ref No: FL/668530092 Batch No:45301/14/FIFA06/FL Zonal Draw No: IMSA2-040Grand Draw No: 14219 You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (2.500.000.00 GBP) in cash credited to file No:LP/26510460037/02. For all our international winners the value of the amount comes to ($4,329,787.78 USD) Four million,Three hundred and twenty thousand,seven hundred and eighty  seven united states dollars seventy eight cents. For due Processing and remittance of your prize money,remember
that you must contact your claim Agent on or before 25th of January 2006.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.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,
Mr. Alton Williams
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
Miss. Sandra Lopez
EMAIL:vodafone_onlinepromo@yahoo.co.uk
VODAFONE ONLINE PROMO INTERNATIONAL

N.B. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.

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