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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: lotto.company2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 04:11:39 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE=3AAWARD=20NOTIFICATION=2CFINAL=20NOTICE=28CONTACT=20AGENT=20DUKE=20FOR=20THE=20CLAIM=20OF=20YOUR=20FUND=21=21=21?=

INTERNATIONAL LOTTO PROMOTIONS PROGRAM/PRIZE AWARD DEPT!
C/CORDOBA NO 21 PLANTA 2-A
28204 MADRID -SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF NO: EGS/2551256003/02
BATCH NO: 14/0017/IPD
RE:AWARD NOTIFICATION,FINAL NOTICE(CONTACT AGENT DUKE FOR THE CLAIM OF YOUR
FUND!!!

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you, that as a result of our RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS
HELD on the 31rd of JAN 2005,Youre-mail address attached to ticket number:11
23 34 38 48 49 46 750 with serial number:2113 ? 05 drew lucky numbers:13
15 ? 22 ? 37 39 which consequently won in the 2nd category.

you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of US$715,810.00(SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN US DOLLARS ONLY) Note
that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly
through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites.This promotional
program takes place every year,and is promotedand sponsored by eminent personalities
like the Sultan of Brunei,Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate
organisations.This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity,we advise that you keep your winning information
confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted
to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.We look forward to
your active participation in our next 4 million euro's slot.

You are requested to contact your clearance/cliam(AGENT KEN DUKE)Foreign
Operations Manager,EUROCITY GRUPO SEGURIDAD S.A ON contact him with this.
TEL:+447040117454
FAX:+447005921399
EMAIL:(sclagent@myway.com

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice(PLEASE NOTE:AGENT DUKE IS NOT THE PAYMENT BANK,YOU ARE CONTACTING
HIM FOR YOUR CLAIM EVIDENCE WHACH THE PAYMENY BANK WILL REQUIRE FROM YOU
BEFORE THEY CAN TRANSFER YOUR FUND TO YOU)once again All winnings must be
claimed not later than one month After the date of this notice. Please note,in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,remember to quote your
reference number and batch numbers in Correspondence.Furthermore,shouldthere
be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!!! once more and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Sincerely,
MRS.MARY BRAIN.
VICE PRESIDENT.
INTL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA.



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