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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: PAX CHRISTI <paxxchristi@walla.com>
Reply-To: paxchristi@walla.com
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:37:58 +0200
Subject: SCHOLARSHIP SCHIEME




Pax Christi Kinderhulp (PCK)
- is a Dutch organization founded in 1961. This organization helps children around the World. In 1998 they brought 120 children from Mogilev for recovery (7 weeks) in the city of Arnhem; including going school. since the year 2000 we have helped more than 6,000 deserving student through our scholarship programs mostly from the third world countries to gain admissions into various high schools and university in the Netherlands.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:


More than 100 million pupils in the developing world are not enrolled in Secondary and university school?

Over half the people in these third world countries never have the opportunity to attend secondary school and university?



Majority of the people are often not given the opportunity to attend school due to the lack of economic resources and cultural bias?

ENROLLMENT:
Enrollment will start from 26th october to 12th december 2005 and the enrollment form is available at an affordable price of (5 euros).Please try and obtain the form ,fill and send it back to us via email through our international scholarship director Dhr S.H.A OKOTI.

PAYMENT METHOD:
The payment will be paid through our bank account and dont forget to scan and send us as the payment slip for administrations puarpose.Below is the account details:
S.H.A Okoti
Name of bank:Postbank of Netherlands
Account number: 2580521

Contact address: Pax Christi Kinderhulp & Scholarships; , chairman: Jan M.H. Jongen & Dhr S.H.A Okoti. Woudhuizerallee 12, 7325 ZP Apeldoorn, Netherlands.



Obtain your form now,Admission is based on first come first serve.




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