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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: "De LOTERIE ROMANDE" <loterieromandenotification@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 08:45:34 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY WIN NOTIFICATION-Contact Your Claims Agent

De Loterie Romande
Rue Marterey 13
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland.=

Reference Number: LR/19-CH/4310
Batch: LR/05/0018

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annua= l
final draws of the DE LOTERIE ROMANDE Program. De Loterie
Roman= de draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000
e-mail ad= dresses of individual and corporate bodies picked  by an
advance= d automated random computer ballot search from the internet
as part o= f our international program which we conduct every year.
No tickets w= ere sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to =
serial number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers 6-13-18-24-33-39
whic= h consequently emerged you as one of first fifty (50) lucky
winners i= n this category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
=801,000= ,000.00 (One Million EURO) in cash credited to file
LR/19-CH/4310. Th= is is from a total cash prize of =8050,000,000
(Fifty Million) Euro s= hared amongst the first fifty (50) lucky
winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for De Loterie <= BR>Romande. The estimated =8050 million jackpot would be the sixth-bigges= t
in Europe history. The biggest was the =80363 million jackpot thatwent to two winners in a Febuary 2000 drawing of The Big Game
Mega M= illions' predecessor.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover
in= surance.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that
you ke= ep this award from public notice until your claim has been
processed = and your money remitted to you as this is part of our
security protoc= ol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking
advantage of this p= rogram by the general public.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European <= BR>booklet representative office in London. In view of this, your
=80= 1,000,000.00 (One Million Euro) would be released to you by our
affili= ate bank in Europe.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
= release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

To begin your claim please contact your claims agent:

Mr.Derek Frank Kidd
Foreign Services Manager,
Information and Pa= yment Bureau.
London Representative Office.
Phone: +44-703-190-9501=
Fax:   +44-870-478-4369
Email:  derekkidd04@telkom.net

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of =
your prize funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the
LOTTERY TREASURY = as unclaimed.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
end= eavor to quote your Reference (LR/19-CH/4310) and Batch
numbers (LR/05= /0018) in every correspondence with your agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do
inform = your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and
thanks= for being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.L=E9na S.Mohonly.
Promotions Manager
De= Loterie Romande.

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