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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: "national lotto" <nationallotto_5@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 08:53:35 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WINNING

From : Lotto Manager-Mr FROF ADAMS.
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award
Lottery Headquarters: 31, Brixon
Court Carlton East Gate
Batch: (13/26/DC36.)

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: (B9665 75604546 199) with ! Serial
number (97560) drew the winning: (60/84/27/17/36), which subsequently on you
the lottery award in the 2nd category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$(2,000.000) (Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
(KPC/9030108308/03).This is from a total cash prize of US$ (200,000,000.00)
Million dollars, shared among the first 200 Hundred 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 US ($2,000.000) (Two Million 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 Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over (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 banking Manager immediately, you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund , his conatct
information is as.!!
Name: Mr FROF ADAMS.
Direct Line : (+27-73-255-0953)
E-mail : (frofadams1@yahoo.com)
Please be informed that all winning must be claimed on or before 30 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.
N.B/Call the bank manager for your cliam, do not miss this oppotunity .
Thank you for your co-operation
Mr FROF ADAMS. (Zonal Co-ordinator)

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