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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: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION <lucky7lottery11@yalla.com.lb>
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2004 18:36:13 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!




LUCKY 7 LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
119 Worcester StreetGrahamstown 6140
South Africa
PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NUMBER:lou/ETS/16-DD2751244 AND BATCH NO:57/77014/lou.

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement, Today 2nd of October,
2004, of winners of THE LUCKY 7 LOTTO PROGRAMS held on the 20th of
September, 2004 as part of our Third quarter of the year bonanza.Your
email,attached to ticket number lou-8706-4612-200, with serial number
76201-11 drew the lucky numbers 42-70-72-24-32-45,and consequently won
the lottery in category B. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum pay out of R16,200,000(US$2,700,000) in cash credited to file
REF:lou/ETS/16-DD2751244

This is from total prize money of R113,400,000(US$18,900,000) shared
among 7 winners in this category. All participants were selected
through a computer balloting system drawn from 96,000 emails from
Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania
as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate
in our end of year high stakes US$50,000,000 International Lottery.To
begin your claim, please contact:
Mr. BEN SMITH
PRIZE REDEMPTION OFFICER
Email: ben_lina@myway.com
Telephone Number: 27-828671129
for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your prize redemption officer. Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Mrs.Carolyn Howard.
The Promotions Manager,
LUCKY 7 LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail.Contact
your claims agent






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