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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: "UKKINGDOM FREELOTTO" <cynthia4freelotto@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:46:47 +0000
Subject: Award Notification.

Promotions Manager,
The Lotto People www.freelotto.com
PO Box 42 United Kingdom

Award Notification.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 19/09/05 of your
selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto
Sweepstakes held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,400,000.00USD. (One
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.) We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes
is by this program, Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws,
developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of
participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively
from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be
transferred in record time. After randomly selecting 15,000
participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails, all
participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle
East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and South America as part our
international Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching
ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all
participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we
produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners
of the Grand Draw prize.

You are to contact our agents by email within a week of receiving this
notice. Please find full contact details below:

Mr.Williams Miller
External service manager,
Free lotto sweepstakes
United Kingdom
EMAIL: willymiller@myway.com
Tel:+447031918858
Website www.freelotto.com

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences
with your claims agent

REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 Batch
No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003 Grand Draw

No: 12099
Congratulations once again.

--------------------------------------------------------------- We also
encourage
you to visit our website at www.freelotto.com and take your chance to play
and become part of our daily winners. Millions are won on a daily basis on
one of the world's most famous free lotto services.


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