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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: "Mrs Hilda Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scott_anderson1@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:12:03 +0100
Subject: Congratulation

AWARD WON PRIZE NOTIFICATION
Ref Number: NL/233/157
Batch Number: NL-476-000
DRAWS FOR CATEGORY “C

Dear Lucky Winner,

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the second Category draws FIRST QUARTER LOTTERY which you emerged as a winner under this Second Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were officially released on the 25th April 2011.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from various continents especially from the third nations of the world; Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our international Promotions Program.

Your email ID was selected by Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS) from the internet, your e-mail with the following: Ticket Number: 4416273 with serial Number: 00510423 drew lucky Number: 9-53-24-97-30-36 as your address emerged as one of the 10 winners in the category "C"

You as well as the other winners are therefore to receive a total sum of $2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) with our bank in Ghana called INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK ACCRA,GHANA AND SNS BANK NETHERLANDS

1.ONLINE TRANSFER: WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT WHEN OPENED FROM YOUR OWN COMPUTER AND MAKE THE ABOVE TRANSFER INTO ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE IN YOUR COUNTRY. WHICH SO MANY LOTTERIES WILL NOT ALLOW YOU DO THIS.

2.YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL DOWN IN PERSON TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IN CASH.

In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the processing of your claims has been completed.

As part of our security measure and prevent staff of the Power Lottery from draw fixing your winning information has been forwarded to Vesting Finance Consultancy an accredited agency responsible in the processing of your award won prize. This is because no ticket was sold.


Please contact and make sure you call your lottery agent on his below direct phone number with his details below: Pls note, all unclaimed prize are nullified and canceled after 8 days from the date of this notice, you are to provide your full name, occupation,direct phone number,address. and kindly let your agent know the reason you are contacting him and which option you choose.

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Contact person: MR SCOTT ANDERSON
Tel: +233 27881 0741
Email: scottanderson@ipowerlottery.com

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Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Hilda Williams
(Lottery Co-ordinator).



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