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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "accu promo" <accupromo@fifa2006world.org>
Reply-To: perryeddy2005@jmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 10:03:30 +0000
Subject: From: The Desk Of the Promotions Manager


ALPHALOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.


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,
Prize Awards Department
Reference:FL/668530092 Batch:45301/14/FIFA06/FL.


RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING
BOARD held on the 6TH OCTOBER, 2005.
Due to the mix up of Emails addresses,the results
were
released on the 8 OCTOBER, 2005. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 4156189324 under
agent ID: 110 which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of 1,000,000.00 GBP(One Million Great Britian
pounds.GBP) in cheque drawn
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH
INSURANCE POLICY.

Due to mix up of Email addresses asigned with numbers,
we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money remitted
to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from
over 20,000.00 companies and 50,000,000 individual
e-mail addresses and
names from all over the world. 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.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent
below that have been appointed for the processing of
your claim with the email address below:

Yours faithfully,
Perry Edmund.
TEL: 0044-703 194 9650


FAX: 0044-870 490 1124
EMAIL: alphafifa2005promotion@jmail.co.za

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than
10days of receiving this notification. After this date
all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next
stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your WINNING
NUMBER and AGENT NUMBER in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of
proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be
further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Ann Douf
==============================================
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners
will result to disqualification.
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is
intended for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain Information that
is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted
from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are
notified
that any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this
communication is strictly prohibited.


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