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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: KASENDA04 <KASENDA04@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:21:49 +0200
Subject: notification


ADEXEC INVESTERINGS FIRMA

MAXHAVELASTRAAT 522B, 2746 TG,ROTTERDAM-NETHERLANDS

WINNING NOTIFICATION

REF NO; AIF6162688-09

To the E-mail bearer,

Sequel to the annual lottery draw of the above named establishment in
europe,conducted on the 23rd of March ,2005.I am glad to notify you
that your e-mail address attached to ticket No ;627462108TW won in the
third category a lump-sum of Eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars
(USD850,000;00).

Congratulations and be advised to keep confidential till your prize is
processed to avoid multiple applications/filings.All participants were
selected randomly by a computer software ballot device.

This promotion is sponsored by a group of corporate establishments and
accedited charitable organisations in Europe.

Be informed that a minimum of 10% of your prize must be donated to a
remarkable charity organisation in your locality.To file for your
claim,please contact your fiducial agent;

Mrs Patricia de Vries,Adexec Consultant 11(e-
mail;patricia_01@adexec.com)

Congratulations once more,

Sincerely yours'

Kasenda Elizabeth Vladimir

NB;Kindly state your ref No and Ticket No when filing for your claim.













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