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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: Agentvincente<agentvincente@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:07:19 -0500
Subject: NUEVO-ORO LOTTO: Prize Awards Department


NUEVO-ORO LOTTO COMPANY S.L
In Conjunction with The National Organizing
Committe of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006
organisationskomitee Deutschland
koniginstrabe 23,80539 Munchen.

From: The Desk Of the Promotions Manager,
NUEVO-ORO LOTTO: Prize Awards Department
Reference:FL/668530092 Batch:45301/14/FIFA06/FL.

We gladly wish to inform you of the draws of the Nuevo
Oro Lotto in
conjunction with the National Organizing Committee of
the 2006 FIFA World Cup held on the 29TH of
April 2005 in Munich Germany.You along with 187 others
were selected winners under draws 6+J in our monthly
program which will feature as run up to the games next
year when you will be due for the final Grand
draw.However your e-mail address attached to ticket
number 508-7895-4456-224 with
serial numbers 5223-54 drew the lucky numbers
16-43-85-33-15-73 and consequently won the lottery in
the 5th category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please be informed that all participants in this
lottery program have
been selected randomly through a computer ballot
system drawn from over 500,000 companies and
50,000,000 individual e-mail addresses.This Lottery is
Organized by the host country in
collaboration with FIFA. Funds for the draws have been
contributed by the major sponsors of the games which
include
adidas,Hyundai,FujiFilm,MasterCard,Gillette,Cocacola,Emirates
Air,
Continental,Toshiba,Mcdonalds and a host of others.
Due to the computer mix up of some numbers and email
contacts, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this
program. Also find all other relevant winning lottery
Information below:Ref No: FL/668530092 Batch
No:45301/14/FIFA06/FL Zonal Draw No: IMSA2-040Grand
Draw No: 14219 You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of One Million Six Hundred and
fourty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight
Euros and
Eighty-Seven Euro Cents. (EUROS 1.647.828.87) in cash
credited to file No:LP/26510460037/02. For all our
international winners the value of the amount comes to
($2.045.238.63 USD) Two Million
Fouty-Five thousand, two hundred and thrity-eight
United States Dollars and Sixty three cents. For due
Processing and remittance of your prize money,remember
that you must contact your claim on or before 25th of
June 2005.After this date, all funds will be returned
as unclaimed.

NOTE:
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to Quote your reference and batch numbers in every one
of your correspondences.Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our Promotions program.

Sincerely,
Lucaz Virgi
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
Agent:Mr.Vincente Lopez
EMAIL: agentvincente@myway.com
NUEVO ORO LOTTO COMPANY S.L
CALLE LIMA 27.
MADRID 28081
SPAIN

N.B. You are automatically disqualified if you are
below 18 years of
age.


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