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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: "loto winners" <lotowinners0010@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 06:29:59 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!

MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.


Attn: Thuy


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION !!

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,04/10/2005, of
winners of the OSLO LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on
30TH/ 09/ 2005 as part of our promotional draws.Participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,Australia,Canada,
Europe, Middle East, and NewZealand as part of our electronic business
Promotion Program. You qualified for the draw as a result of our visiting
various websites and we are running the e-business promotions.


You/Your Company, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number
513-10 drew the lucky numbers, 2,9,22,23,24,30,+5 and consequently won in
the second Category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out
of {US$1,706,250.00}ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash, which is the winning payout for
second category winners. This is from the total prize money of
{US$13,650,000.00}THIRTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS shared among the EIGHT international winners in the second
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with the OSLO Lottery Finance and Company insured
in your name. 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. We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year (2005) high stakes US$1.3 Billion
International Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent
immediately.

MRS. EVELYNE CHAN LEE
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER
Universal Buildiing
132 - 133 LOUIS BOTHA
Balfour - Unite 1440
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-825-894-948 EMAIL;channlee2@yahoo.co.nz


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice.Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 14 days
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers provided below in every
one of your correspondences with your claims agent. REFERENCE NUMBER:
FLS-ZR39-825P-4,BATCH NUMBER: 74-263-BBN.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and Thank You for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will
result to disqualification. Please do not reply to this mail box. Contact
your claim agent through the email above.and try to call her also for speedy
notification.



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