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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "cliffe david" <cliffed@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:25:32 -0600
Subject: Contact us for your Winnings

HRM LOTTO PROMOTIONS UK
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
HRM LOTTO PROMOTIONS UK.

REF: HRM/25512561969/22
BATCH:14/00455/IPD.
TICKET NO:025-1146-1992-750

Dear Winner,

AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,20th April, 2005
of
winners of the HRM LOTTO PROMOTIONS UK.INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on
16Th
December 2004,were our winners were listed in which your ticket has
been
confirmed to have won the SWEEPSTAKES for this year.You / your
company, attached to Ticket Number 025-1146-1992-750, with Batch Number
14/00455/IPD.drew the lucky numbers 025-1146-1992-750, and consequently
won
in category B.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$3,500,000.00
in cash credited to file REF NO: HRM/25512561969/22 This is from total
prize money of US$21,000,000.00 shared among the six(6)
international winnersin the category B. All participants were selected
through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from
Australia,
New Zealand,America, Asia, Europe,USA and North America as part our
InternationalPromotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security House and
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 you prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International
lotto.

To begin your claim you have been zoned for payment via the UK office
of
our organisation,thereore,contact your Claims Settlement Officer
immediately:

CLAIMS SETTLEMENT OFFICER,

Mr.Edward David
HRM LOTTO PROMOTIONS UK.

EMAIL: edwarddavid@london.net

You can also fax your response to the fax line below stated for prompt
action on your payment.

Fax: +44-8701357949

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
rememberb to
quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with
your
officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform
your claimsofficer as soon as possible.Also for the purpose of ensuring
prompt processing,you would have to conclude formalities with us within
2
weeks from your Notification.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of
our promotions program.

Sincerely,

MONIKA WILBUR-STEINBURGER.
Vice President,
HRM LOTTO PROMOTIONS LONDON, UK.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification.

Winners Questionaire

Please fill out the below stated form and send back to us with your
response.

Full
Names:.....................................................................................................

Address...........................................................................................................

Country of
Origin:...............................................................................................

Date of Birth:....................................................
Sex:...........................................

Marital Status:....................................................No
of
Children:............................

Place of
Work:.....................................................................................................

Work
Address:......................................................................................................

Telephone
numbers................................................................................................

Fax
number:...........................................................................................................

Mobile
Phone:........................................................................................................

Annual
Income:......................................................................................................

Position at
Work:....................................................................................................

I .........................................................hereby
declare
that all the information herein provided by me represents my true
identity
and therefore can be used for the payment of my winnings.I am therefore
liable for error arising as a result of data provided herein by me.

........................
Signed


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