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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: "fenardo francis" <fenardofrancis@fifawinnings.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:50:38 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL!!!

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 July 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: IMSA2-040
Grand 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 end of September 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,
Fenardo Francis.
N.B. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.


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