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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: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE <pch.lott.2011.online@w.cn>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:14:59 +0000
Subject: Contact Elite Couriers Via Email Regarding The Delivery Of Your
Cheque To You, E-mail: replyelitecustomer.care@xnmsn.com








year 2011 P C H Lottery Winner


CONGRATULATIONS!....

Attention: PCH
Lottery Winner



I
hereby use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your claims requirement
regarding the winning notification mail you received, informing you of
the prize you have won PCH LOTTO, after the verification process was
conducted I wish to inform you that the lotto department and promotions
department has just approved your payment of the tune of ONE MILLION USD
($1,000,000.00 USD) the check have been handover to a security company
in the UK England

The security company will be responsible for
the remittance of the entire winnings, and your Lottery Winnings documents
which is of high importance to you, so I expect you to show great
appreciation to (Publishers Clearing House) PCH LOTTO as a great firm have been
in existence for years and has single handedly made this promotion possible in
other to promote (Publishers Clearing House) in every corner of the world
through the means of the internet as a global source of reaching people
worldwide.

In case you still have doubts arising from the angle of
how you got selected, note that the selection process was carried out through
an electronic email ballot system our aim was to select winners through the
internet which will be a much more easier way to select winners all around
the universe due to the fact that only you alone have access to your email so
have no fear , for you have emerged a winner as far as you are the original
proprietor to the email account which you have received the winning
notification letter as distributed by Michelle I Centeno the lottery manger
of this great promotion .

In furtherance, to begin the final step of
the claims process you are advised to contact the security firm whose
details are furnished below and they shall be responsible for onward
delivery of your winnings to you and you shall be expected to pay some fees
along the line by the security firm for the delivery of your cheque and
documents this fees will not be more than normal shipping charges which we
feel will not be a problem to you.

Before your winnings
was released to security company a hard cover insurance policy was placed
on your winnings by the (publishers Clearing House) PCH Lotto company to
avoid any harm or illegal channeling due to this, deduction of any
amount of money from your funds cannot be done from your Won prize.
The instructions given in line with the rules and regulation of the
USA and England gaming board once you get your winning funds check you are
expected to deposit it in your personal bank account and there is a certain
assurance that the entire ONE MILLION USD you have won will be
accredited into your account in not less than three to four banking days
please note. blow is the courier
contact information's


CONTACT INFORMATION.ELITE
COURIERS
ADDRESS: Farm Road Taplow Berks SL6 0PT, United Kingdom
CONTACT NAME: Mr.royjoseph
TELEPHONE: +447024056639 or
+447024042627
E-MAIL: replyelitecustomer.care@xnmsn.com

Write
to them via email address
:(replyelitecustomer.care@xnmsn.com) upon receipt of this mail without
wasting time. You are to furnish them with
your




Full
Name:
Telephone
number:
Postal
Address:
Country:
Sex:
Age:

Occupation:

Your winning
Numbers
Email Ticket
Number


Below Are Your
Winning Numbers And Your Email Ticket Number


Winning
Number:1400
Email,Ticket
Number:ETN9091176

Once
again,
keep us posted on any development with the Security Company, in relation
to your lottery winnings.

Due to mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been fully processed
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.

Congratulations once
again.


Best
Regards,
MRS. Margaret Crossan (Claims
Officer).


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