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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: "HENEIKIN PROMO" <henekin.promo08@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:42:48 +0100
Subject: ATTEN.internet user


THE HEINEKEN COMPANY MID-YEAR PROMOTION


*HEINEKEN BOTTLING COMPANY*
*#55 SCHOOL GATE PLACE,
STAMFORD BRIDGE,
LONDON, SW1V 3DW. UNITED KINGDOM.
+447035912886


Dear customer
*

* **THE HEINEKEN MID- YEAR PROMOTION*

*We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of Heineken **Annual Promo. *
*The online Heineken Annual Promo draws was conducted by a random selection
of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer (TOPAZ) search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but
all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
(12)twelve winners in the fourth category for the second prize with the
following data:*

*Ref Number: ASL/941OYI/02/SHYN*
*Batch Number: HGL-**14/28/0046
Ticket Number: **025-11464992-750
*
*You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of
400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ) each from the total
payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting the requirements, statutory obligations,
verifications, validations and satisfactory report. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our regional booklet office in your
country as indicated in your play coupon.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited Processing manager/security company for
SECOND category winners with the information below: *
**
*You are required to fill and SUBMIT the following informations to the
Processing manager via email below.*
**
**
*NAME:..........................................................
AGE:.............................................................
SEX:.............................................................*
*ADDRESS:..................................................
PHONE:.......................................................
OCCUPATION:..........................................

*
*
STATE.........................................................
COUNTRY:.................................................
NATIONALITY..........................................*
**
**
*Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail: Please you are
adviced to complete the form and send it immediately to our Processing
manager through email for prompt collection of your fund. *
**
**
*Nigerian Claims Payment Unit
Contact Person: Mr. pakarson*
*Email: pakarson_t@hotmail.com*
** <http://us.f905.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sweepstakes_co@walla.com>
*phone:+234-8032666742
*

*NOTE: *
**All winnings must be claimed within 20 days from today. After this date
all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake.
*Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence with
your Processing Manager. *
**You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case
of double claims will not be entertained). *
**Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.

*

*Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet hardware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

Thank you and Accept our congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Wayne Patrick*
*HEINEKEN Games/Lottery Coordinator.*


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your date of birth below. *

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