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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: globemark <globemark@mstn.com>
Reply-To: Globa_mark@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 05:56:50 -0500
Subject: YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

GLOBAL MARKETING COMPANY B.V

H Cleyndertweg 45
1025 DG Amsterdam
Nederland
Tel: +31618925092
FAX +31204710002
Globa_mark@yahoo.co.uk


The desk of managing director
Prize award department
Ref: EG/ 1562849736542/01
Batch: 430/1402/DRS

DEAR MR/MADAM

RE-AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

This is to inform you on the release of the long
awaited of the GLOBAL international award program held
on the 30th January 2005. In this letter we inform you
about your re-award that you should respond. Yet, it
would be a terrible waist to let this re-award of
$1,287,901.33 (One Million two hundred and,
eighty-seven thousand nine hundred and one Dollars
thirty-three cents) slip throw your fingers. There
isn’t a lot of time left, because we have a deadline!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

Due to the mixed up of numbers and addresses, I would
ask that you keep this award top secret from public
notice until your claim has been confirmed and, prize
remitted as is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the
situation by participants. Please be advised that your
funds have been deposited with a security company
insured to your name due to failed efforts to
communicate with you.

The deadline for this final notice is the 15th of
August 2005, by which funds will be returned to the
Lottery Corporation as unclaimed

To begin your claim, please contact Mr. BENJAMIN
HUMPHREYS, MANAGER OF BEVELLING SECURITY COMPANY on
TEL: +31630847117, on this email address,
bevellingsec@netscape.net for processing and
remittance of funds to a designated account of your
choice.

Congratulations again from all members of staff and we
look forward to seeing your name in an even greater
profit in the future.

Managing director
Mr, Dirk van Haart

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