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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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Fraud email example:

From:
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:51:14 +0100 (IST)
Subject: Message from SDL and businessandleadership.com


You have been awarded a total sum of $2,000,000.00 from our just concluded SUPER DRAFT Australian Lottery Free ,


sds,

Super Draft Lottery Inc.®.
Good News E-mail Owner,

You have been awarded a total sum of $2,000,000.00 from our just concluded SUPER DRAFT Australian Lottery Free promotions. Send an e-mail to glenpatch@yahoo.com to collect your prize. Be reminded to write your full name, contact, address, telephone, country and age to
glenpatch@yahoo.com

REF: BATCH: 7050470902/126
WINNING NO: GB8102/LPRC

>From Ms. Yolanda Henshaw
Quick Response dial : +447086469471
THIS LOTTERY WAS PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY A CONGLOMORATE OF SOME MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AS PART OF THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE AN OPERATIONAL BASE.FURTHERMORE, YOUR DETAILS (E-MAIL ADDRESS) FALLS WITHIN OUR EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND AS INDICATED IN YOUR PLAY COUPON AND YOUR PRIZE OF US$2,000.000-----.00----- WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU FROM THIS REGIONAL BRANCH OFFICE IN {LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM}. WE HOPE THAT WITH PART OF YOUR PRIZE, YOU WILL PARTICIPATE IN OUR END OF YEAR HIGH STAKES FOR US$1.3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL DRAW.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: SIMPLY CONTACT OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT: SIR. TO FILE FOR YOUR CLAIM. PLEASE QUOTE YOUR (REFERENCE BATCH AND WINNING NUMBER) WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOP AS WELL AS YOUR FULL NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO HELP LOCATE YOUR FILE EASILY. FOR SECURITY REASONS, WE ADVICE ALL WINNERS TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL YOUR CLAIM IS PROCESSED AND YOUR PRIZE RELEASED TO YOU.THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING AND UNWARRANTED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAMME BY
NON-PARTICIPANTS OR UNOFFICIAL PERSONNEL.

NOTE, ALL WINNERS ARE TO MAKE CLAIM FOR THEIR WINNING IMMEDITELY OTHERWISE ALL UNCLAIMED FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND EVENTUALLY DONATED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.PLEASE CONTACT: glenpatch@yahoo.com GLEN BURNIE PATCH ON HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR WINNING PRIZE. If you have received this electronic communication in error, please reply to the sender advising of the error in transmission and delete the original message and any accompanying documents from your system immediately, without copying, reviewing or otherwise using them for any purpose. Thank you for your cooperation...WARNING!! Do not reply to [ Administrator@rootmail.com ] AVOID BEING REMOVED OUT OF WINNERS LIST
PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO ALWAYS CHECK YOUR JUNK MAILS FOR OUR FEEDBACK
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The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.
WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
The Super Draft Lottery Inc.®


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