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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: luckydayh12@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 15:39:03 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!




LUCKYDAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Ref. Number: 132/756/4007
Batch Number: 538901527-BB67

Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of The Lottery WinnersInternational
programs held on the 1 of April ,2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
lucky numbers which consequently won in the 1st category,you have therefore
been approved for a lump sum pay of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States
Dollars)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol To avoid double claiming
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 we hope with part of your winning you will
take part in our next year USD50 million international lottery. To file for
your claim, please contact our fiducial agent(MR.Tom Van Horn) of the Western
Group Agency.

TEL:0031-612-198-950 Email: westerngroup5@netscape.net. Remember all winning
must be claimed not later than 20 of April 2005. After this date,all unclaimed
funds will be included in the next stake. Please
note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please 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
of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note:
Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.helen de Young.
Lottery Coordinator





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