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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: mariavlutglaan_gjl@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:52:10 +0100
Subject: FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
GLOBAL JUMBO LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
Promotion Agent, Leasing, Commission.
1098EW PYTHAGORASSTRAAT 61
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.


ATTN;WINNER,

RE:FINAL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION.


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results
of the GLOBAL JUMBO LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL,held on
the 20th March 2005.You were entered as dependent clients with:

Reference Number:GLJ/GD967445/ST775,and Batch number GLJ/407161/LAP. Your
email address attached to the ticket number: 454321 that drew the lucky winning
number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first
category, in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of $1,300,000.00(ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR.) in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/424653246/PP1.This
is from a total cash prize of NINE MILLION
EUROS Shared among the international winners in first categories by the Netherlands
Gaming Control Board to promote the use of the internet.

Congratulations!!!!!

All participants were selected through a Multiinternational computer ballot
system drawn from 98,000(Ninety eight thousand) names of email users around
the world, as part of our international promotion programmed.

Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award
personal, till your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to
you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted
advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our Promotion Agent, Leasing, and Commission:

Mr.Larry Vanderpool.
Foreign Transfer Manager.
Tel:0031-613-619-030,
Fax:0031 847-300-758.
Email:larryvanderpool@excite.com.

There are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings fund to you. Remember,your winning must be claimed not later
than (2-4-2005) .After this dates, funds might be returned to the unclaimed.Furthermore,should
there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon
as possible.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Maria Vlugtlaan.
GLOBAL JUMBO LOTTERY
LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL).






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