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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: tto200@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 02:23:45 -0700
Subject: CONTACT

FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
WORLDWIDE PREMIER LOTTO ,WEST AFRICA.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: boa2500@yahoo.com
Congratulations Category A prize winner! You have been
selected as one of two winners of the Worldwide Premier
Lotto, West Africa computer ballot draws and thus
will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize
of US$9,200,000,.00 (Nine million two hundred
thousand United States Dollars only). Winning File
Reference number for your prize is WWPL/ECOWAS/
61-812087; ticket number 003-214-39/A.
We in the Worldwide Premier Lotto WEST AFRICA is by
this program,launching our model computer balloting
lottery draws,developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in
our various lottery programs. With funds accrued
exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all
winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in
record time.
After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an
initial data base of 300,000 emails and zoning all
participants by their respective continents from
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which you have emerged as one of the winners of the
Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings,You are
required to
contact
your Claim Agent Mr.Juan Angelo via email
juanangelo001@timemail.com for
further details
Also find all other relevant winning lottery information
below:
Draw Serial No: 35/751346
Batch No: 06-A852
Zonal Draw No: A2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with
our company security protocol to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous
individuals.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries
to your respective category Prize Disbursement handlers.
Congratulations once again from the Worldwide Premier
Lotto family.
Sincerely,
Dr.Phillipe Senghor
Claim Director
WORLDWIDE PREMIER LOTTO,WEST AFRICA



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