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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: "sarah welsh" <sarahwelsh_01@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:42:20 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION(WINNING NOTIFICATION)

BANK GIRO LOTTERY.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
EGGER-STRAAT N° 21 28089 AMSTERDAM NETHERLAND
 
FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION DEPT.
SECURITY FILE NO:DL/99621/A11.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1.
BATCH: GL/91663/A.
 
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
14th of october 2005, of winners of the BANK GIRO
LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS
held on 13th october 2005
Your email address attached to ticket number
023-56678230954, drew the
lucky numbers 7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number
GL/9
 
and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out
of EURO 850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Euro) in credited to file LOTTERY REF
NO.IPL/4249859609/WL1 This is from total prize money
of
Euro 20,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in categories C with serial
number: IL/FLW/12-C033721192.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from Australia, Africa, New
Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as
part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
 
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a
financial Security company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.
This lottery program was promoted by our group
of philanthropist here in Netherlands. We hope with a
part of you prize, you Will participate in our end of
year high stakes EURO 5,000,000 million International
Lottery.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent: Kelly White
Email: kellywhite_kw2005@yahoo.com
 
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,
verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your
file. For due processing and remittance of your
winning prize to your designated account of your
choice. Be informed that all prize money must be
claimed not later than 25th october 2005. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, you are to contact MR. KELLY WHITE
with followings details below:

1. Your full names, telephone, contact address and
2. quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations once again from our team of
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
Program.
Yours sincerely,
MS. SARAH WELSH
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.
 
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification

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