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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: densieden@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 06:29:16 -0700
Subject: MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
VIJZELSTRAAT 56, 1017 HD,
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.

FILE REFERENCE NO: PP2005-001-MLI
BATCH: 1505/004NL

TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM.
We wish to congratulate you over your success

in our computer balloting sweepstake held on

27th April 2005.

This is a millennium scientific computer game

in which email addresses were used. It is a

promotional program aimed at encouraging

internet users; therefore you do not need to

buy ticket to enter for it.
However, your email address was attached to

ticket number 10CBG3471913; with serial number

19034 draw the lucky numbers 1-9-74-31, which

eventually won the lottery in the first

category of the draws. This entitled to a cash

award of US$ 2, 500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE

HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS). This is from

total prize money of US$30,000,000.00

distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd

categories.

Note that this program was largely promoted

and sponsored by a group of philanthropist,

industrialists from the internet ware industry

and some other big multinational firms who

wish to be anonymous.

To begin your claim, please contact the claims
coordinator:
DR. ANDRIES BERT
Email ddress:microlottointernational@yahoo.com
TEL:+31 616 528 371.
Fax:+31 847 301 019,
Fax:+31 847 537 819.

Yours Faithfully,
For: Micro Lottery Int'l
MRS. DENSIE DE HOLIDRIJK.



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