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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: "Customer Care" <customercare66@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:52:50 +0000
Subject: Winning Notification!

                                                                29th October 2005

British Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON


Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304


WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the British
Lottery International programs held on the 17th of
October 2005 in London. Your e-mail address attached
to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number
5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand,
pounds sterling ) in cash credited to file
RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize
of £ 125 Million Pounds sterling, shared amongst the first Fifty
(50) lucky winners in this category.

Your funds are deposited with a courier company in the UK and insured. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this
award strictly private and from public notice until your claim have been
fully processed and your total prize money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

All participants were selected randomly from world
wide web sites through a computer drawn system and
extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion
takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls
within our booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your
£250,000. Two hundred and fifty thousand,
pounds sterling ) would be released to
you by our affiliate bank in London as soon as you
establish contact.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, contact our
fiduciary agent with the below details;

Provide
him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
12.Annual income:

AGENT: Mr. Emmanuel Loiseau

Email: emmanuel_fudiciaryagent@msn.com

TEL:+447031843704

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our designated agent. Congratulations once more.

Faithfully,

John Moore

Zone Co-ordinator.

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