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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: monica <mprest@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:28:20 +0100
Subject: Final Notice: Lottery Winnings



<P>AQUA HOMES STAKES. /PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,<BR>NIEVWE ZIJDS VOORBURGWAL,<BR>NL-1009 CE4,<BR>AMSTERDAM,<BR>THE NETHERLANDS.</P>
<P>FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,<BR>INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,<BR>REF: NHF/2551256003/53 BATCH: 14/0017/SPM/IPD</P>
<P>RE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE<BR>We are pleased to inform you of the announcement<BR>today, 10th November, 2004, of winners of the promotional<BR>AQUA HOMES STAKES LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS<BR>held on 7th November, 2004 as part of our yearly bonanza.<BR>Your email address attached to ticket number<BR>025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the<BR>lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and consequently won<BR>the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore<BR>been approved for a lump sum pay out of<BR>US$1,800,000.00 ( One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand<BR>Dollars only&#41; in cash credited to file<BR>REFNO.NHF/2551256003/53. This is from total prize<BR>money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen<BR>international winners in this category.</P>
<P>CONGRATULATIONS!<BR>Please be inform that all participants in this Lottery<BR>Programme have been selected randomly through a<BR>computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000<BR>Companies and 30,000,000 individual email address from<BR>all search engines<BR>and web sites. This promotional programme takes place<BR>every ten years.<BR>Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask<BR>that you keep this award strictly from public notice<BR>until your claim has been processed and your money<BR>remitted to your account. This is part of our security<BR>protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts<BR>by participants of<BR>this program. We hope with part of your prize, you<BR>will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3<BR>billion International Lottery. To begin your claim,<BR>please contact the clearing house (through your claims<BR>agent&#41; the body assigned with the verification of any<BR>emergent winner. Therefore all protocols laid down by<BR>them!
must be followed to facilitate your claims:</P>
<P>CONTACT: TOM HARD<BR>EMAIL:tomhard@fastermail.com<BR>TEL;+ 31- 642-481-767</P>
<P>Also find all other relevant winning lottery<BR>Information to be attached to your mail:<BR>Ref No: NHF/2551256003/53<BR>Batch No: 14/0017/IPD<BR>Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-00<BR>Grand Draw No: 12099<BR>For due processing and remittance of your prize money<BR>to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you<BR>must contact your claim agent not later than 7th of December,<BR>2004.&nbsp; After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.<BR>NOTE:<BR>In order to avoid unnecessary delays and<BR>complications, please remember to Quote your reference<BR>and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences<BR>with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any<BR>change of your address, do inform your claims agent as<BR>soon as possible.</P>
<P>Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you<BR>for being part of our Promotions program.<BR>Sincerely,</P>
<P>Monica Prest (MRS&#41;<BR>THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,<BR>AQUA HOMES STAKES SERVICES.</P>
<P>N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the<BR>winners will result to Disqualification. Please do not<BR>reply to this mail. Contact your claim agent. Also you<BR>are automatically disqualified if you are bellow 18<BR>years<BR>of age<BR></P>

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