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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Exclusive G8 International" <exg8lotto707@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:04:35 -0900
Subject: Your email address has won you an Award

EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
(YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD)
BACTH NO: EXG8/EU/0177/82798/005
REF. No: EXG8/EU/12380/70924/005

YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD/PROCESSING ADVICE

This is to inform you of the release of the G8 E-MAIL
YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD held on the 15TH OF
SEPTEMBER, 2005. Due to the mix up of numbers, the
results were released on the 20TH OF october 2005.

Your email address attached to Ticket No: 7804468845
with Serial No 0252393053 drew the lucky numbers of
05-07-65-11-92 which subsequently won the lottery in
the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum payout of €1,450,000.00 (ONE MILLION FOUR
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS ONLY) in credited to
a file reference number SBNA 6483490491. This is from
total prize money of 5,250,000.00 EUROS shared among
the international winners in our 1st -5th categories.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email
addresses and 3,000,000 individual email addresses
from all search engines and website all over the world
as part of Yuletide Promotions Program, conducted
every TWO years, and this is promoted and sponsored by
eminent personalities FROM THE G8.

CONGRATULATIONS, your funds is now in custody of a
Financial/Security Company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. Due
to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money Remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program
by some participants.

To process your claim, please contact your file/claim
officer:

DR. ENRICO MANSELL
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAILS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
email: exclusiveg8lotto@walla.com

Make sure that you quote your winning references in
all your correspondence with them. Please be informed
that NON RESIDENCE of ITALY will be required to
procure an Affidavits of Lotto Claim/Court clearance
certificate from the Court in ITALY prior to European
Gaming Board as required by the paying
Authority. Please be aware that your Paying Authority
will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,
For due processing and remittance of your winning
prize to designated account of your choice, please
treat as urgent and all reply must be via email as to
ensure the legibility.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Note that all winning must be claimed not
later than 23rd OF december, 2005. After this date all
unclaimed,
funds will be included in the next stake.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 19 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Francesca Richwald.
Vice President

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all
claims
process,failing which would lead to disqualification
and winnings
Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite
their claims process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute
entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms
and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in
the cause of payment of your prize awards winning.

(c)as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy
taken onemployment. By this lottery prize awards
winning, you acknowledge your acceptance to be added
to ourlottery master player database.


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