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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: tamaragrove1@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:49:02 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!

INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO
41132, NL-1007 DB AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NBM44125677 AND BATCH NO: 31/307/EN.

ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 13th. Jan. 2005, of winners of the
INTERNATIONAL
SWEEPSTAKES LOTTO/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 28TH
Dec. 2004 as part of our beginning of year bonanza.
You or your company, attached to ticket number
1416-4612-750, with serial number 3187-17 drew the
lucky numbers 31-17-8-28-55, and consequently won the
lottery in the "A" category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of US$5,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO: NBM44125677. This is from total prize money of
US$16,500,000.00 shared among the Three (3)
international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer
balloting system drawn form 25,000 names 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 CROWN TRUST INC., a
security House. 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$1.1 billion
International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims agent;
MR.PETER BORO,
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
CROWN TRUST INC
Amsterdam - Netherlands
EMAIL:boropeter@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claims agent not later
than 20th of Jan 2005. After this date, all funds
will
be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to MR.
PETER BORO, either by fax or email, should have
this EMAIL sent along with it and also, 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 RESPONSE 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.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being
part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MRS.Tamara Grove.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONALSWEEPSTAKES LOTTO
41132, NL-1007 DB AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

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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