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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: "Global Sweepstakes" <notification@glostake.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:13:24 +0000
Subject: From the Desk of the Head Co-Ordinator Global Sweepstakes Lottery International

From the Desk of the Head Co-Ordinator
Global Sweepstakes Lottery International
23,Newington Causeway, Gaunt Street,
Waterloo, London SE1 6DG
United Kingdom
Tel:+447040101529
Fax:+447092865464
Ref: GSL/988/05


Dear Sir/Madam,
WINNING NOTIFICATION.

Over the years the prestigious Global Sweepstakes lottery has set out and
sucessfully organised Sweepstakes on a daily,weekly,and annual basis. We
have equally maintained a standard unrivaled in the industry as it concerns
the pay out of winnings to sucessful participants.
In line with the commemorating events marking our 10th year anniversary
during this month we rolled out over £2,000.000.00(Two million British
Pounds Sterling) for our 10th year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the
draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts
through patnerships and patronage. The selection was made through a computer
based draw system attaching personalised email addresses to ticket numbers.

Your email address as indicated above was drawn and attached to Ticket
Number 00389537498 with serial numbers GSL/9080118308/03 and drew the lucky
numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you £250,000.00 (Two
Hundred and fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling) as one of the 10
lucky winners in this draw. In this regard the entire lump sum of
£250,000.00 (Two Hundred and fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) has
been approved
for you. This special commemorative lottery draws registered as Draw 1 was
conducted in Brockley,London United Kingdom on the 17th of August 2005.

Please be informed by this Winning Notification to make contact with
your designated agent Dr.Bobson Greenwood who shall by duty guide you
through the process to claim your prize and facilitate the release of your
winnings.

To file for your claim, Please make contact with your Fiduciary agent
Dr.Bobson Greenwood with the following e-mail address
E-mail: bobsongreenwood@gmail.com and you will be responded to promptly.

Furthermore,You are advised to contact your Fiduciary agent with the
following details to avoid any form of delay in processing your claims.
Your Name (in Full) as well as your Ticket and Serial Number as indicated in
this winning Notification.

I wish to on behalf of Members and Staff of the Global Sweepstakes Lottery
International congratulate you on your win and wish you the Best of luck as
you spend your good fortune.
Thank you for being part of our commemorative 10th Anniversary Draws.


Sincerely,

Sir Kenneth Harriman (MBE)
Global Sweepstakes Lottery Head Co-ordinator.

NB:
PLEASE NOTE! Any claim not made before twenty one(21) working days from date
of notification will be considered as an indication of the winners intention
to voluntarily forfeit his/her winnings.


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