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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: jean80@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:28:41 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WINNING=20NOTIFICATION?=

Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo
38 Cavenagh St St Darwin 0800
GPO Box 1974, Darwin, NT 0801,
Australia
16th Floor SABC Radio Park Building Henley Road
Auckland Park, ZA-2006 Johannesburg,South Africa
Ref: win/oct102/04
Batch:04/10/wa34

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the Winners
Lottery Promo International programs held on the
2nd of august 2005 in Lilongwe, Malawi
Your email address attached to ticket number
:125678 with serial number :5555/04 drew the
lucky numbers 23-17-14, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the first category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash
credited to file wlp/23456/04.
This is from a total cash prize of US$ 60 Million
Dollars,shared amongst the first thirty (30) lucky
winners in this category.
In view of this,your US$ 2,000,000.00 (Two Million,
United States Dollars ) would
be released to you by our redemption centers in Africa and Europe.Our agents
will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World
wide Website through computer ballot system
extracted from over 1,000,000 websites.This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons,you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.
To file your claims, please contact our agent:

MRS.REBECA THOMSON
Universal Trust Inc.
Email:rebeca20@consultant.com
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications,Please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and
staffs of this program!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs.JEAN SMITH,
Public Relations Officer
Winners Jumbo Lottery Promo





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