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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: "AWARD CLAIM" <winningoffice@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:26:39 +0200
Subject: LOTTERY AWARD WINNER

LOTERIA PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO, 13728007 MADRID SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 30th
APRIL.2005.YOUR CONTACT IS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER
004-05117963-198, WITH SERIAL NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS
01-15-37-38-48-49 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY 1B.
YOU HAVE BEEN THEREFORE APPROVED THE SUM OF EURO EUR 1,500,000.00(ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EUROS)CREDITED TO THE FILE NUMBER:
LP/2656043/ES/104 THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF
EURO EUR 31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN ALLCATEGORIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE
SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 45,000.00
NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, EUROPE,AMERICA AND ASIA
AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED
EVERY TWO YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER
MIX-UP OF SOME NUMBERS AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD
STRICKLY FROM PUBLIC NOTICE UNTILL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED
AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF
OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS
BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE
UNDERSIGNED OFFICE FOR THE CLAIMING OF YOUR AWARD PRICE:
prim-win2005@winning.com SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING
TICKET NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE
WINNING TICKET NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR
AWARD PRICE, YOU ARE TO REPLY THIS MAIL STATINGYOUR NUMBERS. DO
NOTE THAT ALL PRICE MUST BE CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 10TH JULY . 2005.
AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED TO THE
MINISTRY.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE
QOUTE YOUR REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR
CORESPONDENCE. FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR
ADDRESS DO INFORM THIS OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS
AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF.
SINCERELY

DENNIS COLE
+34-627-128-221 CALL NOW FOR CONFIRMATION
SEND ALL YOUR REPLIES TO CLAIM THE AWARD TO THIS OFFICE:
prim-win2005@winning.com


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