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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: "NEWMAN LINKER" <newmanlinker@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:24:33 +0000
Subject: GRAND CASH LOTTO PROMOTIONAL DRAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The National Lottery Logo
 
GRAND CASH PROMO
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
 
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: GCPL/67-AO91652004
 
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 9th of June, 2005,of winners of the GRAND CASH PROMO held on 26TH July, 2005. this is conjunction with the UK National Lottery Department as an annivesary package to enable non residents of the United kingdom benefit from the benevolence of the lottery board online.

Your email address attached to ticket number 13-2316-5086-477; with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87, and consequently won in category A. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$1,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.GUPL/67-AO91652004. This is from total prize money of US$4,500.000.00 shared among the three international winners in the category A. All participants were selected through an expansive computer ballot system drawn from 100,000 companies/individuals from Middle East, Australia, New Zealand,America,Asia,Europe and North America as part of our International Promotions Program,which is conducted quaterly.
 
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$10Million international lotto.

To begin your claim, please respond back to your claims agent;
Mrs Olivia Jones
 
She will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing! and remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact her using her mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.
Ticket number 13-2316-5086-477
Serial number A025-09
Lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87
File REF NO. GCPL/67-AO91652004
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Sir Newman Linker
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
GRAND CASH PROMO

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to
disqualification
.

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