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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: sweepstake.c@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:16:18 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!

CAYMAN SWEEPSTAKES INTL.
LOTTERY AWARD PANEL.
GRAND CAYMAN, BWI 3PQ
REF NO: CS/3345/7119-05.
SERIAL NO: 51143

DATE: 22nd March 2005.

Dear Sir/Madam,

SUBJECT: FREE EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD.

This is to officially provide you with the result of
our Cayman Sweepstake Program, which was conducted on
the 19th day of March 2005. This email address
attached to Serial no: 51143 have consequently won you
our lottery program in the general prize category. You
have now been approved to collect a total payment sum
of USD$950,000.00 (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US
DOLLARS ONLY) attaches to file REF NO:
CS/3345/7119-05. We know that you will be very
surprise to have received such a notification message
due to the fact that you did not purchase any lottery
ticket from us and the high rate of internet scam, but
be informed here that this is a promotional/test
program from us as a way of introducing our services
and also in promoting the Internet usage.

These funds can be claim by contacting our European
payment partner's/finance firm. Due to the fact that
this program was done on computer balloting, we ask
that you keep a low profile until your claim has been
processed and your winning entitlement remitted to you
the beneficiary, for this is part of our own security
measures. You can begin your claim now by contacting
our Payment center on email address:
tesko_finance@katamail.com with your Full names,
Postal Address, Telephone/Fax numbers,
reference/serial numbers and the amount won for the
processing/remittance of your winning entitlement. Be
informed also that all funds not claimed or process
after the 10th day of April 2005 will be return back
to us.


Congratulations as we expect you to make good use of
these funds.

Sincerely,
Pieter J. Clark.
CUSTUMER SERVICES.
CAYMAN SWEEPSTAKE.
Email: casstakes@tiscali.fr

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Cayman Sweepstake uses Faxes and Emails for
confidential and legally privileged business
communications. We do not create unsolicited email
messages. Disclosure of our messages to parties other
than the addressees requires our specific consent. We
are not liable for unauthorized disclosures or
reliance upon them by third parties. If you have
received this message in error please advise us
immediately and destroy all copies of it.
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