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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "free lottobv" <freelotto@winners-way.org>
Reply-To: trustfinancebv1@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:33:05 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATIONS

 
FREE LOTTO WORLD-INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
www.freelotto.com                                    
              
                               
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT,
SCFN: GWK/5333/025648/03UAD.
BATCH: 241/2002/BLL.
Attention:
        WINNINGS/PRIZE CLAIM NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the official
announcement on the 26th August, 2005 of winners of
the 2004/2005 EURO-GELD INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, held on
the 24th August, 2005. You or your company, attached
to ticket number 318-776-2810, with serial number
420-509 drew the lucky numbers 2-14-17-21-35-36-18,
and consequently won the lottery in the international
category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
out of €250,000.00 (TWO Hundred AND FIFTY THOUSAND
EUROS)! Congratulations!!!
This is from total prize money of EUR 6,000,000.00
shared among 40 winners in this category. Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from existing 22,000,000 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand. It incorporates every place that we have
stake as part of our social responsibilities and as an
awareness in all our operational bases. Go to
www.freelotto.com .For the immediate processing and
collection of your prize money; please contact today
our Claim's Agent.

Mr. ANDY MORGAN
TRUST FINANCE B.V,
NEUWENDIJK 215,
AMSTERDAM,
TEL: 0031-64-165-3873,
FAX: 0031-84-755-7723
E-mail:trustfinancebv1@netscape.net
Remember, you must contact our claim's agent not later
than the 30th of September, 2005. After this date, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed. All
correspondences to TRUST FINANCE BV, either by PHONE
CALL or E-MAIL. With your full Contact Address,
Country of residence, phone number and your email
address. Please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers as stated above in every one of your
correspondences with your claim agent. 
You can partake in the summer global stake to win a
million euro! Indicate by putting in your entry at
www.freelotto.com
Congratulations once again.

Sincerely,
PETER McMILLIAN,
Free Lotto World International,
Amsterdam
Bullewijk 73
The Netherlands
N.B: Please be informed that NON RESIDENTS of The
Netherlands will be required to procure an Affidavits
of Lotto Claim/Court clearance certificate from the
court in The Netherlands prior to award payment policy
of organizers/European Gaming Board as required by the
clearance office. Also be aware that your Paying
Authority will effect payment swiftly upon
satisfactory report, verification and validation
provided by this clearance office. Do not reply to
this email. Contact your claim agent by telephone, or
email as instructed above. YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

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