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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: "random search" <random_search@the-fat-onepromos-international.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:54:56 +0000
Subject: Fat One Promos(reminder)

FROM: THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR OF THE FAT ONE PROMOTIONS INTERNATIONAL UNITED
KINGDOM

FAT ONE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RESULTS FOR CATEGORY "A" DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Category "A" draws of THE FAT ONE PROMOS United kingdom We
are
happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First
Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws
were held on the day prior to your notification. Participants were
selected through an electronic computer ballot system drawn from
4,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe,
Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International
Promotions Program.
You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 1122/2314-69,
with serial number 99-73 drew the lucky numbers 11, 21, 29, 40,
41, 44 (22), and consequently won in the Category "A".
You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
£2.5,000,000 (two million five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds GBP)
in cash, which is the winning payout for Category
"A" winners. This is from the total prize money of
£5,000,000.00 shared among the 2 international winners in this
category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your funds are now deposited with EQUITY ALLIANCE LTD, a reputable finance
firm in the United Kingdom, insured in your name. In your best interest and
also to avoid mix up of numbers
and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire
details of your award strictly from public notice until the process
of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds
remitted to your account. This is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by
participants/nonparticipants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our Mid Year (2005)
high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to
£40.Million, we hope that with a part of your prize you will
participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your
claims process;
MR.JAMES CLAYTON MELLO
FINANCIAL UNIT DIRECTOR/CONTROLLER
EQUITY ALLIANCE AND THE FAT ONE PROMOTIONS,
UNITED KINGDOM BEDFORD HILL,
BALLAM SW 12
ENGLAND.
EMAIL:fudiciary_agent@equityallianceltd-uk.com

FACSIMILE:+447092844704
TEL: +447040110277

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than
April 30th 2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification find below your
reference and Batch numbers. Note that you are to forward
this email to the finance firm in your first correspondence with
them, whether by email or fax.
REFERENCE NUMBER: FATONEPRO/6181/14-10/04
BATCH NUMBER: 1811-TH
Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.
N.B.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL
BOX,YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOURS CLAIMS AGENT FOR FURTHER PRIZE CLAIM PROCEDURE
Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
Mrs Helen Armstrong
Tel/Fax:+447092864223
Email:info@the-fat-onepromos-international.com


THE FAT ONE PROMOS U.K,
61 West SW 12
England.


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