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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: marysmith3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 15:25:58 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WINNING=20NOTIFICATION=3A?=

Euro-Afro Asian Sweepsstake Lottery
an Affiliate of International Lottery organization.
London.

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro -Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 31st of march 2005 in London. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 644 79543465 B44 which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$650,000.00 (Six
and fithy Thousand United States Dollars). This is from a total cash prize
of US$35 Million Dollars, shared amongst the first hundred (10) lucky winners
in this category. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our Europian booklet representative office in London as indicated in your
play coupon. In view of this, your US$650,000.00 (Six and fithy Thousand
United States Dollars) would be released to you by our security firm in
London. Our Europian agent wmmediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system
and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and companies.

This promotion takes place only for this season before play coupon begins.


For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
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 by
some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
MARC DOUGLAS Email: marcdouglas@myway.com

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact Mr.Marc
cDouglas with followings details below:

1. Your full name, telephone, contact address and 2. Quote your Ticket number
in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

Congratulations, once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank
you for being part of our promotional lottery program. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS
EMAIL CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT DIRECTLY.

Best Regards,
Mrs Mary Smith
EURO-AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Coordinator.



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