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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: "The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)" <guardamar@vbfutbolbase.es>
Reply-To: ncvo.claimsdepartment09@w.cn
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 23:58:24 +0800 (HKT)
Subject:


The National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO)
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London
N1 9RL, United Kingdom

OFFICIAL CASH PRIZE ANNUAL WEB ONLINE GRANT
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of National Council for Voluntary Organization Promo.
The online National Council for Voluntary Organizations draws was conducted
by a random of selected 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
Winning Number:103220

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a cash prize of
£1,500,000.00 Great British Pounds 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.
You are advice to contact the following claims agent for winning
proceedings.
Claims Agent : Stuart Etherington

Email: ncvo.claimsdepartment09@w.cn
phone contact: +447024047929

YOU ARE TO INDICATE YOUR PREFER OPTION SUITABLE FOR YOU IN RELEASING OF
YOUR FUNDS.
1. BANK TO BANK TRANSFER.
2. DELIVERY BY CERTIFIED CHEQUE
once again congratulations!!!!!
Yours Faithfully,
John Smith.

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