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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: "omega lottery" <omega1003@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:02:31 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

From: Lotto Manager - MRS JESSICA SISULU
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Ref: ZAWC/2010/WWW/04
Batch: 14/8052/DC04

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING,

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs held in Zurich, Switzerland. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: B75904546 with ! Serial number
60124 drew the winning: 04/07/24/25/40/42 , which subsequently on you the
lottery award in the 2nd category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
USD$4,500,000.00(Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
in cash credited to file ZA/621825/04 ,This is from a total cash prices U.S.
$((40,500,000,00) Million dollars shared among the first 40 FOURTY and
lucky winners in this category world-wide. Please note that your lucky
winning number falls within our
lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as indicate in the
play coupon.

In view of this, your USD$4,500,000.00(Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United
States Dollars) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. Also your claim included with free flight ticket and one month
hotel reservation in one of the five star hotel.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through
computer draw system and extracted from overn (100.000.00) companies and
individual emails address. The
lottery programe took place to promote south africa (2010 world cup
award). For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims are 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 for your claim, please contact our bank Manager immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund , his conatct
information is as.!!

Name: Dr GIDEON HOMO
E-mail: gideonhomo@fnbmail.co.za


Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on before 20th october,
2005. days of this Notification, To avoid unnecessary delays 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 that has succesfully won this
competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

signed:
President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.

Please CONTACTS THE BANK MANAGER OF FRIST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
(FNB )for your cliam, do not miss this oppotunity.


Thank you for your co-operation


MRS JESSICA SISULU



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