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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: CONGRATULATION BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS RELEASED YOUR MONEY YOU WON <info@winner.com>
Reply-To: worldhealthorganizationwhoaward@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:36:19 -0500
Subject: (no subject)




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CONGRATULATION TO YOU MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT
MASTERCARD PROMOTION
DIRECTOR; MR. JOHNSON SINGER
PHONE: +44 207 060 1031 EXT 009
REGISTRATION NO: 9027640
INSURANCE NO: MSTC006
TAX CLEARANCE NO: 28456
AMOUNT WON: £6,600,000.00
Ballot winning No: 6782

MASTER CARD INTERNATIONAL MEGA JACKPOT UK. TABLE OF REWARD.

Your company or your personal e-mail address, attached to the Master card
No:5148 6547 8940 6543, won in the sixth (6) PROMO categories 006. Your
emailaddress has brought you an unexpected luck, please read through this
message.See names of winners below, you are at the sixth position of ten,
you are solucky to be one. You are therefore been approved of a lump sums
pay out of £6,000,600.00, SIXMILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.
Equivalent to,(11,064,000 USD), ElevenMillion, sixty four thousand US
Dollars. In cash Credited to Master card No.8148 2277 9940 0563, and With
Reg. No. MCIMJ: 148/4178, you are the sixth lucky winner of the total
winners of 10. You all won £6.6, million Pounds each. Be informed that
your winning prize (Master card has been insured and ready for PAY OUT by
the well known "BARCLAYS BANK UK"

DELIVERY AGENT
Phone: +44704576321250
Name: Mr. Mouris Young Junior
E-mail: worldhealthorganizationwhoaward@yahoo.com.hk

All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computer
ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of our
International"E-MAIL" Promotions Program, to promote the use of Master
cards all over the World. and to promote the use of online payments, for
the settlement ofdebts (taxes) and payment of bills. Your funds £6.6,
million pounds, has been lodge in this master card (5148 6547 8940
6543),insured and ready for payment by the Barclays Bank.

Claims Requirements:

1. Full Name:....................................2.
Address:......................................3.
Nationality:..................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:.................
5. Occupation:...................................6.
Phone:................Fax:....................7. State of
Origin:...........Country:...........

WINNERS:
(1) Ferdinard Norlando, (2) Aslim Hassan, (3) Kenneth Bullovert. (4)Lernas
Munhill. (5) Mac Covert. (6) YOU, (7) Lakers Janice, (8) Mathew Grew, (9)
Ise-Ogieolu Awee'samah (10) Princess Ovia.

SPONSORS:
1. MICROSOFT INT. ( BILL GATES) 2. DELL INTERNATIONAL. 3. SONY
ELECTRONICS AND OTHERS........

Secretary
Mr. Macwell Hunt @
MasterCard® / Microsoft® Mega Jackpot.

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