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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: van_vivian@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:47:54 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION




AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE.
The National Lottery.
P O Box 1010,Liverpool, L70
1NL,UNITED KINGDOM.(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (#951) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
online
Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 20TH APRIL 2005.Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number
5368/02
drew
the lucky numbers: 02-19-28-33-44-49(bonus no.21),which subsequently won
you the lottery JACKPOT category i.e match 6. You have therefore been approved
to claim a total sum of ¸714,075(Seven Hundred and Fourteen Thousand
Seventy
Five pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

This is from a total cash prize of ¸2,856,300 shared amongst 4 lucky
winners in this category.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, sociations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.

This promotion takes place weekly.Please note that your lucky winning
number
falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.In view of this, your
¸714,075(Seven
Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Seventy Five pounds sterling) would be
released
to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds
as soon as you
contact him.

For security reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to
you
in what ever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part
of
our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program.

Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

Name: Mr.VAN AUSTIN
Email: VANASTIN1@NETSCAPE.NET
Telephone Number:34-685-331-917.

Good luck & congratulation, from me and members of staff of
the UK.

NATIONAL LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Van Vivian.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Sweepstakes International Program.



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