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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: "SWISS LOTTO.CH" <infoswisslotto.ch@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: herbert_lichem@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:41:56 +0000
Subject: SWISS-AIR LINE ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS?

www.swisslotto.ch

Dear Valued Winner,

This is an Annual Promotional Programme Organised by Swiss-Air and all
Partner Airlines in the Accord.It is a Random Lottory conducted by Our
Affliate Group-the Swiss Lotto Commission with Headquarter in
Basel,Switzerland for Over a Decade.

Meanwhile The 2005 Edition was Coducted Recently for all Frequent Flyers to
Choice Holiday Destinations,and Resorts within the Last Three Years in a
Marraton Inpartial Computer Sellection of Lucky Tourists,Business Men and
Ladies and Gentlemen as Winners From all Over the World irrespective of
Race,Colour or Religon.

It is Our Goodwill to Inform You that Your Name and above e-mail Address
were among the last Ten Successful Names Shortlisted as Lucky Winners of the
Annual Jack Pot Event concluded here in the City of Basel Switzerland,Our
Headquarter.You Name Luckly were among the Golden Winner of the Individual
Price Money of the Sum of Euro.800.440.00 each(Eight-Hundred
Thousand,Four-hundred and Forty Euros Only).

We Here by Send our Special Greeting and Congratulation as we Welcome You to
the Payment Verification Agency.On this Note we are the ppointed
Broker-Commission Agent Licinced to Communicate all Lucky Winners
Accordingly via same winners e-mail,Direct Telephone Numbers to Review
Individual Winners Identification and File Payment Approval Directly via the
Swiss Lotto Bank,The UBS of Switzerland www.ubs.com directly to Confirmend
Winners Local Bank with Certified Bank Cheque Accordingly.

We Advise You to Respond to this first Stage of the Payment erification
Exercise by Furnishing us with Your Place and Date of Birth,Full Name and
Direct Telephone No for Configuration with the Final Payment Confirmation of
Your Name in the Data System among the Orginal Winners.

All Claims Correspondence Should be addressed to private Banker:Mr.SMITH
WILLIAMS to Reach Him within Seven Days from this Date for immediate Payment
Verification and Payment acciordingly.

(a) Mailto:-smithwilliamspb@bluewin.ch(b) Web www.ubs.ch
(i) Winning numbers-37-13-43-85-67-11/SL
(ii) Email ticket number-FL754/22/76/SL
(iii) Lotto code number-FL09622SL
(iv) The file Ref number-FL/04/736207152/SL

Congratulation and Welcome to Swiss Lotto
Tourisim Promotion.

Yours Truly.

Dr.Herbert Lichem

Note:
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the
individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should
notdisseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the
senderimmediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail.

E-mail,transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as
information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or
incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept
liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which
arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please
request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational
purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or
sell any securities or related financial instruments or Online Lottry

Application.

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