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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: "Scientific Games Corporation" <scientificgamescorporation@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drphild@myway.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:04:58 -0700
Subject: WINNING NOTICATION

Scientific Games Corporation
  4th Quarter 2005 Financial Results
  Friday, November 25, 2005
  8:30 AM Eastern Time
  www.scientificgames.com

Winning reference number is: SG122568CCD.
SGI Centenary draw was sponsored by Scientific Games Corporation of United States of America in celebration of her 31st years Anniversary celebration. Scientific Games invented the secure instant lottery ticket since 1974 and today is the global leader in secure online games manufacturing, producing billions of instant tickets annually. SGI combines unsurpassed capabilities in high-volume of international lottery draws with unprecedented security.
This email is meant to officially inform you that you have won One Million Five Dollars ($1,500,000.00) in the Scientific Games Corporation's Centenary online Lottery draw held in United States of America. Your email address won in the Lottery held on Friday, November 25, 2005.
The humanitarian and selfless giving efforts of Scientific Games Corporation Proprietor have resulted to the making of five millionaires in this year anniversary. The five winning emails in the Scientific Games Corporation Centenary online Lottery draw were selected randomly from 5 million internet users through our email extractors.
Winning reference number is: SG122568CCD.
To begin your claim, please contact our accredited agent in Europe who will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds from the International Payment Office. You are advised to forward your winning reference numbers and your winning email address, including your contact telephone and fax numbers to the accredited agent:
Contact Person: Dr. Phil B. Duncan
Tel:         +31-625-204-710
Fax:         +31-847-483-060
Email:     drphild@myway.com

Be informed that Dr. Phil B. Duncan will be responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings amount to you. Note that your winning must be claimed not later than 15th of December 2005 otherwise you will forfeit your winning prize to the Independent Lottery Regulatory Agency (ILRA).

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Pamela Simpson
For: Scientific Games Corporation Proprietor
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IMPORTANT CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain confidential information and privileged material and it is intended only for the use of the recipient addressed who is a winner in SGI Centenary online draw.  If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender, Lucky Scientific Games Corporation Proprietor and delete from your in-box. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or action on the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited.

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