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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: __lucky_dayint@handbag.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:44:09 +0200
Subject: CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

AWARD/FINAL NOTIFICATION
LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, NEDERLAND.
Laan van Hoornwijck 55
2289 DG Rijswijk
Postadres
Postbus 3059
2280 GB Rijswijk
Website:www.luckyday.nl

LUCKYDAY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, announces today the winners of its
internet lottery program for this quarter.
The lottery program is conducted every quarter with email addresses of internet
users.
The draws are usually from about 26,000 email addresses from all over the
world,which are selected from the internet randomly.
The draws are made in four categories using a special computer balloting
system.
Your receipt of this mail means that your email address has won in
category ?D? of the draws. Your email address drew the winning numbers:
32:01:00:67:4 serial number 3232134,batch number ssL/45829/NL/05,lottery
ref
number SL8455110
and security credited file numbers 01-37-44-85-486 and subsequently won the
sum of 800,000,00 EURO (EIGHT HUNDERED THOUSAND EURO).
You are at this point advised to contact our NL agent below to begin your
claim:

PAYMENT AGENT MR MARK SMITH.
Email: m_arks_mith@hotmail.com
Tel :+ 31647146539
You will be given a form to complete and return same to any one of our
appointed financial trustees.
Their winning/processing department will validate your winning and provide
information on the collection of your prize.

All winning must be claimed not later than 10th of
August, 2005.After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in
the next stake.

You are advised to initiate contact with our agent within one weeks of
the receipt of this mail.
Any prize whose collection is not initiated
within the stipulated time will be deemed unclaimed.
We do urge you to fully cooperate with us so that you could collect your
winning.
In course of any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Richard K. Lloyd
Lottery Coordinator.


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