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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: FREE LOTTO HONG KONG <celine.schmitt@uha.fr>
Reply-To: freshhozhkang@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:06:25 +0200
Subject: Ref No: HK/988/340/FL


THE FREE LOTTO HONG KONG
Free lotto Headquarters Hong Kong:
Customer Service
Award Dept.
www.freelotto.com
Ref No: HK/988/340/FL
Batch No:HK/0621-011

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Free Lotto International programs
held on the 4th of April, 2011. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number:
937 82094552 113 with Serial number 0026/011 drew the lucky numbers:
71-9-52-82-56-1, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 23,000, 000, 00
HKD (Twenty
Three million Hong Kong Dollars) in cash credited. Which is Equivalent to
$2,956,992, 72 cent United State Dollars) this is from a total cash prize of
£240,000,000 (Two hundred and fourty million pounds sterling) shared
amongst the
lucky winners in this grand category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Free Lottery.
The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in free
lotto history.
The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a
May 2000
drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions’ predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Hong Kong booklet
representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of
this, your 23,000, 000, 00 HKD (Twenty Three million Hong Kong
Dollars) would be
released to you physically by our affiliate Bank. Our agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as
you make contact with him. All participants were selected randomly from 'World
Wide Web' site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.

This promotion takes place annually.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is a part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below
details for processing of your claims.

NAME: Fresh Ho Zhi Kang (Payment Director)
FINANCIER BROKERS HONG KONG
Email: freshhozhkang@yahoo.com.hk

Provide personal information with your reply. Note that all claims process and
clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid
impersonation arising
to the issue of double claim.

carefully provide the appropriate information's below for record purposes
to facilitate our immediate commencement of your claims process.

*NAME OF BENEFICIARY: -------------
*ADDRESS: -----------------*CITY/STATE: -----------------
*NATIONALITY: -----------------
*SEX: -----------------
*EMAIL *ADDRESS: -----------------
*TELEPHONE: -----------------
*OCCUPATION: -----------------
*AGE: -----------------
*AMOUNT WON: -----------------.

A scanned copy of either your drivers license or international passport*PHOTO
PAGE* is also required for your identification purpose and the processing of
your winnings ONLY.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Guan Royal
(Lottery Coordinator)
_______________________________________________________________________
The Free Lotto Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the
Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other
international IT companies. The free lotto internet draw is held
quarterly every
year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.

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