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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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Fraud email example:

From: "From Usafis Organization" <usafis@usafis.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: winner_servicess@sfax.ws
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 15:46:40 +0700
Subject: U.S visa lottery winning notification (green card)

USAFIS U.S VISA LOTTERY PROMOTION
United States Department of State, Mon 07-05-2007 02:57:01-pm
National visa center
32 Rochester Ave,
Portsmouth,NH 03801-2909
www.usafis.org

Dear winner,
We wish to notify you that you had been selected among the lucky winner's of the U.S Visa lottery (GREEN CARD) through our e-mail ballot lottery program held on the 20th of April 2007 in-Helsinki-(FINLAND)

Details.
The email ballot visa lottery program was innovated by USAFIS.
This program runs each year and provides winners "Green Cards" randomly selected in a lottery process through computer draw system of email random extractions from world-wide registered websites.

A Green Card is a permanent residence visa that gives a person the legal right to study, live and work in America permanently, and to enter and leave the country freely. The aims and objectives of the program is to give free visa's to citizens of developing countries around the world who wishes to travel to U.S and start a new life and work.

The green card lottery is a matter of huge benefits for those who want to try themselves abroad. People that win this lottery will get the constant legal status of the US inhabitant, an opportunity of free country entrance and departure, the right to be working in the USA legally and getting American salary.

In this edition of the program,two hundred and twenty five (225) U.S visa's were released and 6.3 million email addresses were extracted from world wide registered web-sites during the 33-days extraction period that ran from 12.00 AM on FEBRUARY 20,2007 until midnight, MARCH, 9 2007 for final selection.

All extracted email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy for final selection through computer draw system.Your email address attached to ticket number 564002-188 drew the lucky numbers which subsequently won you the U.S visa.Your visa winning identification number is MM-52047

Notification is by email and we are sending the winning notification directly through the selected winning email address which means that if you receive the winning notification in your mail box that you have been selected among the lucky winner's.

Approximately One hundred and fifty five (155) lucky selected winner's had been notified through their selected e-mail addresses including you today (Mon 07-05-2007) Your visa duration is 10 years multiple entries to the U.S, it is renewable upon expiration and it permits you to travel to U.S with your spouse.

Disqualification.
Any selected lucky winner from the following countries will be disqualified;
Mexico-Brazil-Canada-Haiti-Columbia-Elsalvador-Jamaica-Poland-Peru-Korea-Dominican Rebublic-Philipines-Vietnam and-United-Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) This is because each has more than 50,000 candidiates in the USA.

Note this.
Your visa winning details falls within our Asia/pacific booklet representative office as indicated in the draw system and we have forwarded your visa winning details to our Asia/pacific agent for the processing of your documents.

Basic question.
How can I make the claim of my visa?
You will obtain your visa through the U.S Consular officer in your home country or country of your present residence with your processed documents that will send to you by our Asia/pacific agent.

Our visa processing agents had been apportioned among six geographic regions, all selected lucky winner's will need to act on their claims applications quickly before the visa claim expiration deadline (5th of June 2007)

FOR YOUR VISA FORM AND REQUIREMENTS,CONTACT OUR ASIA/PACIFIC AGENT VIA THIS CONTACT DETAILS,

NAME: MR.FREDRICK ANDERSON.
Office Address:Indra Tower suite105, 75/6 wireless road panthumwan-Bangkok Thailand.
Tel: +66-835-619-209, +66-811-464-568
Fax: +66-2251-9977
Email: usafismp@usa.com
Alternative Email: greencardexperts@usa.com

Benefits.
People around the world are all seeking the American dream, to work in the U.S. and live there.Green Card Lottery helps you to obtain American work visa for living and working in the USA permanently.

You may have any job in America, whether it is a government, public or private job. A permanent residence visa (as well as American work visa) eases your life. In addition to permanent legal residence Green Card holders also receive health, education, retirement, taxation, social security and other benefits. The Green Card DOES NOT affect your present citizenship. A Green Card holder may later apply for United States Citizenship.

All selected lucky winner's will get free air tickets to the U.S,Your air ticket will be send to you by our Asia/pacific agent together with your documents after processing them.

N.B: Visa processing Fee.
Single- $750 USD
Dual- $1050 USD

What is processing fee?
The processing fee pays for the accuracy preparation of your documents that will enable you to obtain your visa through the U.S Consular officer in your home country.Green card experts charges a nominal fee to cover administrative and processing costs incurred in conjunction with the careful processing of every document.

How can I pay the processing fee?
The following forms of payment are accepted,

Credit cards (MasterCard, Visa)
Money orders
Travelers cheques
Personal checks (US only)
International drafts
Western Union
We do not accept MoneyGram, Euros, Eurocheques or bank transfers.

According to J.Stevenson Wilson, Author of Visa Lottery services Report, the total average fee charged by green card lottery services (US$750.00) for one person,there is no correlation between the fee charged and the quality of services provided with its benefits.

For further enquiries,contact our Asia/pacific agent where your visa winning details falls.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Monica Williams.
Secretary-General-US-Consulate-Kentucky.
________________________________________________________________________________________
PRIVACY: This correspondence may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission.You have received this information in your mail box from USAFIS online promo management board www.usafis.org



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