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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: mrsiries vanguss <mrsiries@mrsiries.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:22:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON CONGRATULATIONS!!!.


YOU HAVE WON CONGRATULATIONS!!!.
MICROSOFT EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
FROM:INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE.
Microsoft B.V. Boeing Avenue 44 9459 PE Schiphol-Rijk.
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS.
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice,the results of the First Category draws of MICROSOFT
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category in our yearly promotional draws. The draws are being officially announced today 25th of October 2006.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program.
Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 50941465206-529, with serial number 337-454 drew the lucky numbers 3-4-17-28-35-44 and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of $1,000,000.00 (One Million United State dollars), which is the winning payout for Category "A" winners. This is from the total prize money from 2,000,000 shared among the 2 winners in this category.
Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank.In your best interest to aviod mix up of numbers and
names of any kind, We request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly confidential from public notice until the process of transferring your won money prize has been completed, and your funds remitted into your bank account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by Participants / Nonparticipants of this program.
Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice:
To file for your claim,please contact the fiduciary agent.
*************************************************************************
Dr.Hendrik Van Bos , Mrs Cheryl Klein Huis
NETPOINT CLAIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
TEL/ 0031-619-253-449.
Email:netpointagents@aim.com
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You are advised to contact the agents by email. Failure to do so may warrant disqualification.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification do remember to quote your reference and Batch numbers as
below in all your correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSLUK/2031/8161/06.
BATCH NUMBER: 16/066/IPD.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely Yours,
Iries Van Guus
Lottery Coordinator.


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