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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: "ExclusiveG8 International" <freelottori@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:05:44 +0000
Subject: YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY

EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
(YULETIDE SESSION LOTTERY AWARD)
VIA CORDERO BRUSKI 45/46 MILANO
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 19TH OF NOVEMBER, 2005. Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 21ST OF NOVEMBER, 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. BENITO ALFREDO
EXCLUSIVE G8 E-MAILS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
email: benitoalfred@yahoo.co.uk


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 15TH 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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