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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: lucky_day2000@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:08:36 +0100
Subject: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!

LUCKY DAY IS EEN MERK VAN DE LOTTO NL.
THE NETHERLANDS PROMOTIONAL OFFICE
43 KEMPERING STRAAT, AMSTERDAM,
1104EA.
THE NETHERLANDS
www.luckyday.nl

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF NO: TG-6F9-HX33
BATCH NO: TWNL/354279/23.

ATTENTION: WINNER,

RE: PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
as a winner of the LUCKY DAY IS EEN MERK VAN DE LOTTO.
NL / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 20th June 2004 as
Part of our end of Year bonanza. Your email address,
attached to ticket number 2416-4612-760, with serial
number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 3-9-24-38-55,
and consequently won the lotto in the "A" category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$3,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO: TG-6F9-HX33. This is from total prize money of
US$45,000,000.00 shared among four categories. All
participants were selected Through a computer
balloting system drawn from 10,500,000 email addresses
from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and
North America and Oceania as part Of our International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually?

CONGRATULATIONS:

Your fund is now deposited with Financial Trust
Company in Amsterdam. Due to the mix up of some
numbers and email addresses, we ask that you keep this
award strictly from public notice until your claim has
been processed. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this program.

On confirmation of your lump prize in your account,
you are requested to make a donation of 1% of the
total claim to any recognised charity organisation.
Alternatively, your claims agent can make this
donation on your behalf if you provide the appropriate
power of attorney to do so.

To begin your claims, you are to contact your claims
agent immediately by telephone or fax, and make sure
you quote your, REF NO: TG-6F9-HX33
BATCH NO: TWNL/354279/23, YOUR NAME and contact
details in all your correspondence.

Your allocated claim agent details (A CATEGORY) are as
follows:

MR.TONY WILLIAM.
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,
MAXIMUM SECURITY TRUST & FINANCE INT.
AMSTERDAM ? THE NETHERLANDS.
TEL/FAX NO: +31 20 524 8950
FAX NO: + 31 20 524 8511
Email:tonywilliam@financemail.net
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice or payment by
bank Draft. Remember, you must contact your claim
agent not later than 26th November 2004. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

All correspondences to MR.TONY WILLIAM, either by fax
or telephone, should have your FULL ADDRESS, your
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE and your EMAIL ADDRESS to which
this email is sent, should be clearly and BOLDLY
WRITTEN IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE with your claims agent.


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 agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.

Please note that, you do not need to contact us [LUCKY
DAY IS EEN MERK VAN DE LOTTO NL.] As all further
communications should be forward to your claim agent.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotional program.

Sincerely Yours,

MR TOM B. ASHWORTH.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
LUCKY DAY IS EEN MERK VAN DE LOTTO.NL (AMSTERDAM -
OFFICE)

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 whose
contact details are stated above.



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