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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: "Cynthia Webb" <cynthiawebb5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: prof.rclark3@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:25:04 -0700
Subject: Dear Mary P.

OFFICE OF THE PRIZE ADMINISTRATOR
GREENWICH FOUNDATION INC.
#124 STOCKPORT ROAD,
LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER M60 2DB
UNITED KINGDOM.


DATE: 15/03/2007
FROM: Prof. (Mrs.) Cynthia Webb, Prize Administrator
RE: Notification of winning/Prize Award.


Reference Number: 2007234522
Pin Number : 6520

Dear Mary P.,

Pursuant to our annual lottery draws, concluded on March 2007 we are
pleased to inform you, that your e-mail address attached to ticket
number; 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky numbers
[7-14-18-23-31-45] which consequently won in the final category.

You are one of the winners and therefore have been approved for a lump
sum pay out of 845,000.00 GBP (Eight Hundred and Forty Five Thousand
GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS ONLY).

All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and
websites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and
sponsoredby many corporate organizations.

For security purposes and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program as we shall not be
held responsible for any false claim.

You are requested to contact your clearance agent with the details
below:

Name Of Agent: Reverend Frank White
E-mail address: revfrankwhite@walla.com
Tel: +44 702 402 0792

immediately to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments.
All winnings must be claimed not later than 22 days from the date of
this notice.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember
to quote your reference number and PIN in all correspondence.

Your's Faithfully,
Prof. (Mrs.) Cynthia Webb
(Prize Administrator)


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