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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: "AUSTRALIA LOTTO" <priston_cordinator@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:32:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!AUSTRALIAN LOTTO UNIVERSAL LOTTO!!

                                                                 6123 COOL STREET  RD,
                                                                  PAULGREENVULLE  Ax34587,
                                                                        AUSTRALIA.


    Ref: 435062725
   Batch: 7050490902/189
   Winning no: GB8101/LPRC
       
                   CONGRATULATIONS!!


Dear  Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 5th/02/2007, from the Australian Lotto incorporated program.This is a bonus to promote lotto in australia Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses form some site.

Your email address was attached to ticket number;
4700172507056490102 serial number  7741134002  This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows
5-13-33-37-42 bonus number23,which consequently won the lotto in the second category.

You here by have been approved a lump sum pay of US$900,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED  THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participant were selected through a computer balloting  system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from
Canada,Australia,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lotto was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

Further more your details (e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$900,000.00 will be released to you from this regional branch office in UNITED KINGDOM  AND  NIGERIA RESPECTIVELY.We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
 
HOWTO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our Regional Cailms Agent 
Name: MR Harryfield Williams 
E-mail:harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.com

 
 
 by filling this form below and send it to him<MR HARRYFIELD  WILLIAMS>
to file for your claim .
 
LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

FULLNAME.:
DATE OF BIRTH:
ADDRESS.
SEX:
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
TELEPHONE:
BANK NAME:
BANK ACC:
MODE OF PAYMENT:
EMAIL:
DATE:
WINNER REF/BATCH NO ILP/HW 47509/09  APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 15TH of FEB  2007; otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity organizations.

 Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
 
Best Regards Carol Sweet (co ordinator)

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT harryfield_regional_agent@yahoo.com
 
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.                                                                         
 
CONGRATULATIONS
MRS Carol Sweet
Cordinator


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