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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: promotion.lottery@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:33:35 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PRIZE=20AWARD=20WINNING=20NOTIFICATION?=



INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
Ref. Number: 132/756/4509
Batch Number: 538901527-Bc68
Ticket Number: 27522465896-6453

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Winners in our UNIVERSAL
STAKES Lottery Program held on the 10 of April 2004.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896-6453 with serial
number 3772-554 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-31-45, which consequently won
in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of 2,700,000 EUROS
(Two, Seven Hundred Million EUROS).
CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and
your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
multiple claims and Unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the World. This promotional program takes place every five
years.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational
companies in Europe as part of their social responsibility to the citizens
in the communities where they have operational base. We hope with part of
your winnings you will take part in our next year Ten Million Euros
UNIVERSAL
STAKES lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our Fiducial Agent:

DR. FRANCIS TAYLOR.
TEL:44-704 011 6326
FAX:44-870 134 2019
Reply Email:frantaylor002@yahoo.co.uk

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 31th days to avoid
unnecessary
delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore should there be any change of
address, do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!

Once more, from our members,staff and thank you for being part of our
promotional
program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
MARBELLA MUNOZ.
UNIVERSAL STAKES Lottery (co-coordinator)
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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