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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: englottery@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 23:40:07 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATION=20YOU=20ARE=20A=20WINNER?=



ROYAL STRIDE PROMO LOTTERY,ENGLAND.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF: RSL/223457108/04

BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

WINNINGS NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, of winners of the
VICTUAL WIN PROMO

LOTTERY,ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 14th of January 2005.
You are attached to ticket number 342-688-0563, with serial number 4661-56
drew the lucky numbers

20-16-44-57-65-121, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 (Two
Million United States Dollars) in

cash,credited to file REF NO. RSL/223457108/04.

This is from total prize money of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this

category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from 25,000 names from

Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as
part of 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 protocos to

avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MR JACK FREEMAN,
email: jackfman@asiamail.com,
Tel:+447040118408

For due processing and remittance of your prize money please send down your
Telephone and Fax nos.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than three weeks after
this publication. or all funds will be

returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to quote your reference and

batch numbers in every one of your correspondence
with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address,do
inform your claims agent as soon as

possible.

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in
disqualification.

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

Sincerely,
Mrs janet tiller
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
ROYAL STRIDE PROMO LOTTERY, ENGLAND.



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