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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: "MR.VICTOR LOPEZ" <victorlopez@mrvictorlopez.com>
Reply-To: stephenmario@uboot.com
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:00:17 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION !!! YOU ARE A WINNER.


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:
IMSA2-040Grand 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 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,
MR.VICTOR LOPEZ
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
Mr.STEPHEN MARIO.
EMAIL:stephenmario@uboot.com
OR 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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