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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: "christianmike" <christianmike@flashmail.com>
Reply-To: xtainmike@eresmas.com
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:51:09 +0800
Subject: PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

UMPIRE SECURITIES AND PROMOTIONS
1ST FLOOR TRAFALGAR HOUSE 11 WATERLOO PLACE LONDON SW1Y 4AU
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS, INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: UNIPW/067/2005
AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 17th
of june 2005, of
winners of the UMPIRE SECURITIES AND PROMOTIONS draw held
on
9th June 2005.Your email address was attached to ticket
number 13-2316-5086-477; with
serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-
87, and
consequently won in category A. You have therefore been
approved for a
lump sum pay out of US$1,000,000.00 in cash credited to file
REF NO.
UNIPW/067/2005. This is from total prize money of
US$3,000.000.00
shared among the three international winners in the category
A.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn
from 100,000 companies/individuals from Middle East,
Australia, New Zealand,
America, Asia, Europe and North America as part of our
International
Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Security company 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 has 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 you prize, you will participate in
our end of
year high stakes US$10. Million international lotto.

To begin your claim, please respond back to me so that I can
brief you
steps to be taken for due processing and remittance of your
prize money.
Remember,you must contact me using this mailing address not
later than two weeks
after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in every one of your
correspondences.

Ticket number 13-2316-5086-477
Serial number A025-09
Lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87
File REF NO.UNIPW/067/2005

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being part
of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,

Christopher John Adams
For: Promotions Director.





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