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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: "rimpac lottery" <rlottery@rccgmail.org>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:50:45 -0500
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.

RIMPAC LOTTERY COMPANY
COIN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OLD BATH ROAD,
COLNBROOK, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, SL3 ONJ.
DATE: 15th MAY 2004
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD

DEAR SIR,

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the RIMPAC LOTTERY held on the 23rd of November 2003, but due to the mix up of numbers and address and the holidays, the results were released on the 15th MAY 2004.Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Pounds 2,800.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE POUNDS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF: Nº.EGS/3662367114/13.This is from a total cash prize of Pounds 70,020.225.00 C., shared among the twenty five international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited in temporary account with our corresponding paying bank and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security rotocol to avoid double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact us immediately on your readiness to claim your winning, for further information/procedures.Remember, all prize money must be claimed within the maximum of ten working from this day of notification, any claim not made before in th e due date will be returned to the MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC. And also be informed that 5% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S, A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your name, NOTE this remitted after you have received your winnings prize because the money is insured in your
name already.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your claim agent.
Furthermore, shall there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR. ANTHONY STONE.
CONGRATULATION!!!!! Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. We wish you
continued good fortunes.

Sincerely,

MR LEWIS CAMPBELL
VICE PRESIDENT

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