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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: "JANE LITTLEWOODS" <camelotonlinepromo@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:09:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! AWARD WINNING APPROVAL

REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP
                  
                                  AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: FINAL NOTICE.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the CAMELOT JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS, PROGRAMS held on the 27th May,2005.Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 6109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of three hundred thousand dollars in cash credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312. This is from total prize money of nine million dollars shared among the Thirty international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from twenty five thousand names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia, as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim as been processed and your money remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our ear high stakes one hundred million dollars International Lottery.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email:

Mr. Duke Edwards

Email:camelotclaims@uk2.net

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 7th June 2005.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this office. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Jane Littlewood
For Camelot lotto;

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified.

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