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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: euromogul@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:24:03 +0200
Subject: PRIZE NOTIFICATION

FREE LOTTO WORLD-INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY

www.freelotto.com

FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.
BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.

Attention:

WINNINGS/PRIZE CLAIM NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the official announcement on the 6th June,
2005 of winners of the 2004/2005 EURO-GELD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, held on
the 1st June, 2005. You or your company, attached to ticket number 318-776-2810,
with serial number 420-509 drew the lucky numbers 2-14-17-21-35-36-18, and
consequently won the lottery in the international category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ?150,000.00 (ONE
Hundred AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS)! Congratulations!!!

This is from total prize money of EUR 6,000,000.00 shared among 40 winners
in this category. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system
drawn from existing 22,000,000 names/email addresses of individuals and companies
from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand. It incorporates every place that we have stake as part of our social
responsibilities and as an awareness in all our operational bases. Go to
www.freelotto.com .For the immediate processing and collection of your prize
money; please contact today our Claim's Agent.


Mr. ANDY MORGAN
LANCE FINANCE B.V,
NEUWENDIJK 215,
AMSTERDAM,
TEL: 0031-61-761-2659,
Fax: 0031-64-265-4355,
E-mail: lancsfinance@lancsmail.com

Remember, you must contact our claim's agent not later than the 25th of June,
2005. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences
to LANCS FINANCE BV, either by PHONE CALL or E-MAIL. With your full Contact
Address, Country of residence, phone number and your email address. Please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers as stated above in every
one of your correspondences with your claim agent.

You can partake in the summer global stake to win a million euro! Indicate
by putting in your entry at www.freelotto.com

Congratulations once again.


Sincerely,

PETER McMILLIAN,
Free Lotto World International,
Amsterdam
Bullewijk 73
The Netherlands

www.freelotto.com

N.B: Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of The Netherlands will be required
to procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from
the court in The Netherlands prior to award payment policy of organizers/European
Gaming Board as required by the clearance office. Also be aware that your
Paying Authority will effect payment swiftly upon satisfactory report, verification
and validation provided by this clearance office. Do not reply to this email.
Contact your claim agent by telephone, or email as instructed above. YOU
ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.
















































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