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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: clientspromot@eresmas.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:10:02 +0200
Subject: Winning Notification

WINNING NOTIFICATION

EURO AFRO ASIAN SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY,

L30 1BL, LONDON,

UNITED KINGDOM



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today the 17th of June 2005 as winner of the Online Scientific Sweepstakes International Program. Your email address attached to ticket number SL3017-05, with serial number SL7459-10 drew the lucky numbers: 2-19-28-33-44-49(bonus no.21), With Ref Nº: EAASL/7670S05/68, Batch Number: 01/005/SL715, and subsequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,090,000:00 (One million and ninety pounds sterling only) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of £9,810,000:00 shared amongst the first nine (9) lucky Winners in this category.



All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn Randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 Unions,

Associations and Corporate Bodies listed online as part of our International promotion programmes.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,090,000:00 (One million and ninety thousand pounds sterling only) would be released to you by any of our payment offices.



CLAIMS PROCESS.

You are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid multiple claims or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. Deductions from WINNING SUM are not allowed until WINNING SUM has been handed over to the winner. Please be warned. To file your claim, please contact our International fiduciary claims agent:



Ellen Nelson

EAAS lottery Promotions
Shop 15,Melrose arc, Johannesburg

South Africa.

Email: clientservice@executivemail.co.za

client_promo@yahoo.com


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please always remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your claims agent.

All prize money must be claimed in ten (10) working days. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Please include your private telephone and fax numbers while replying.

Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.



Sincerely,

MRS. SANCHEZ

Lottery Coordinator



N.B.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. This lottery Promotion holds the right to cancel your winning if you are below the age of 18. Contacts should be made directly to the Claims Unit Department via email on or before 10 days after receiving your winning notification, as this is mandatory.

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