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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: gwinner@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 02:11:31 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=28YOU=20HAVE=20WON=29?=

WORLDWINNINGS Headquarters:
Customer Service
580 N. Tenth Street, CA 85914
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Johannesburg, South Africa.
REF:WSL/9430Y3/500K
BATCH NO: 12/25/DC17
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of WORLD
WINNINGS LOTTERY programs held on the 1st of februray, 2005
in johnnesburg, south africa.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:4127543176657
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category. You have

therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 5000,000.00
dollars(FIVE

HUNDREND THOUsand dollars} in cash.
This is from a total cash prize of 5 MILLION
DOLLARS,shared
amongst the first Five(Five)
lucky winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe
as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
5000,000.00
dollars(FIVE HUNDREND THOUSAND DOLLARS) would be released
to
you by our security firm in London, England and Europe.Our
European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact
him.
All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system
and extracted from over 10,000 individuals and companies.
This promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed
and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary
measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program bysome unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:
Name:MR KERRY CASSIDY esq,
Email:lotteryagent_kerry@fastermail.com,
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to
contact Mr kerry cassidy with following details below:
1. Your full names, telephone and fax number, contact
address and
2. quote your Ticket number in correspondences
with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of
this program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM
AGENT DIRECTLY .
Sincerely
SIR STEVEN LUGARD.
WORLDWINNINGS LOTTERY Coordinator

SEND YOUR EMAIL TO: lotteryagent_kerry@fastermail.com





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