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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: awarrd-prize-2010@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:26:24 +0200
Subject: SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION,CONGRATULATIONS''

MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY SPECIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION. BE NOTIFIED THAT
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS SELECTED ON COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAW,
AS ONE OF THE WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET COMPUTER LOTTERY DRAW.
THE PROGRAM WAS HELD BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING LOTTERY ORGANISATION,
KNOWN AS MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY.

THERE WAS A COMPUTER BALLOT WHICH QUILIFIED YOU AS ONE OF THE WINNER OF THE SUM OF
US$1,000,000,00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
NAME: (MEYER SMUT)
THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION.
TEL: + 27 76 479 1895 ''Hotline''
EMAIL:awarrd-prize-2010@hotmail.co.uk,megalottery_16@yahoo.com
ADDRESS: T. 220A 2060HT,LONEHILL & MAIN RD,SANDTON,JOHANNESSBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
24HRS OFFICE HOTLINE NUMBER: + 27 76 479 1895.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET LOTTERY SCAMS,WE COULD NOT EXPOSE YOUR
WINNING DETAILS, SO THAT THE SCAMMERS COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR WINNING
INFORMATION.

FOR YOUR URGENT CLAIM,CONTACT OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY,
SO THAT THEY WILL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR WINNING NUMBERS, LUCKY NUMBERS,
INSURANCE NUMBERS, REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO CLAIM
YOUR PRIZE. YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT YOUR CLAIM AGENT IS EAGLE TREASURE SOUTH AFRICA,
WE WILL ALSO FURNISH YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF YOUR CLAIM AGENT, EAGLE TREASURE S.A,
AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND BY CONTACTING OUR INFORMATION DEPARTMENT.

THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO YOU BY:-
THE CHAIRMAN, LOTTERY ORGANIZER,

Yours Sincerely,

MR. JABULANI THABO
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
6115 LILIAN ROAD,FORDSBURG,2092
P O BOX 906171
MARSHALL TOWN 2107
Johannessnurg, South Africa.
MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY

BRIEF INFORMATION:

There was a computer ballot that was organized by the MASTER MEGA-MILLION LOTTERY
here in South Africa. It was not an individual lotto playing,
but the computer itself picked out from all over the world.
10,000,000:00 email addressess was selected and picked from the internet,
so those email addresses of participants that was selected and picked from the
internet were again selected through a computer ballot system drawn from among the
10,000,000:00 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world,
this is called the computer ballot.

And 7 email addresses was finally picked out from the among the total 10,000,000:00
email addresses, and out of those 7 email addresses, your email address won on the
ballot.

You have to note that this program is being sponsured by the FIFA SUPPORT AFRICAN TEAM,
to creat awareness for the coming 2010 World Cup, which is to be host by South Africa.


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