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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "colin stuart" <colinstuart@grandonlinesweep2005.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:27:00 +0000
Subject: ONLINE WINNING NOTIFICATION!!

 ONLINE SWEEP LOTTERY                                                                Agent ID:23009
UNIT 1 HOWLEY PARK CLOSE
LEEDS. LS27 0BW
UNITED KINGDOM
 
Ref:LSUK/2231/81/04                                                
Batch: OBW/A10-234
 
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the ONLINE Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 20th of June, 2005 in LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM.Note this lottery draw was not entered by you,All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually Your e-mail address attached to ticket(winning) number: 564 5600545 188 with Serial number 5447/02 , the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd draw category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of USD$25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
For security reasons, 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 double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please note once you have been cleared by your fiduciary agent our attorney will contact you as regard modalities, on how your winnings will get to you.As an oversea winner, to file for your claim, please contact our online fiduciary agent:

MR.HENRY F. COSTER  
email:
henrycoster_claim@yahoo.com
Fax:+448-701-213-851
 
Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Occupation:
4.Sex:
5.Country Of Residence:
6.Telephone Number:(include email address when sending fax)
If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this
notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim(IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
 
Regards,
 
SIR COLIN STUART.
Online Lottery Co-ordinator.

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