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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: "CAPITAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL NL." <capitallottery@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:41:57 +1000
Subject: Contact Your Claims Agents/Claims Lawyer[Congratulation!!!]

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL.NL
No 21 EGGER-STRAAT
28089 AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS


FROM: THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND CATEGORY DRAW
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
REF: KOT/4249859609/WV1
BATCH: STAV/91663/AK


ATTN;WINNER,



RE:WINNING
NOTIFICATION/FINAL AWARD:


We are pleased to inform you of the release, of the long awaited results of
the CAPITAL LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMES NL held on 3rd of
December 2005.
Reference Number: KOT/4249859609/WV1, and Batch number BATCH: STAV/91663/AK

Your email address attached to the ticket number:TK/469\365\9BV that drew
the lucky winning number,which consequently won the lottery in the second
category in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of €1,000,000.00 Euro (ONE MILLION
EURO) in cash credited to file reference number:HPL/4247159609/WP1.

This is from a total cash prize of TEN MILLION EUROS Shared among the ten
international winners that won the second categories.

congratulations!!!

All participants were selected through a Multi international computer
ballot system drawn from 98,000(Ninety eight thousand) names of email users
around the world, as part of our international promotion programme.

Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this
award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted
to you.

This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or
impersonators.

To begin your claim, do file for the release of your winning by contacting
our accredited agent:

Mr.Duck Havard.
Foreign Transfer Manager.
Capital Lotto International
Tel: +31 623-269-431
Fax: +31 847-537-844
fundsclaims@netscape.net

NOTE: All winnings must be notarized to complete the claim process; winners
will be referred to a Foreign Transfer Manager,to have their winnings
notarized.

Winners are to cover the legal charges not
CAPITAL LOTTO INTERNATIONAL.NL,

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please
remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence.

They are your agent, and responsible for theProcessing and transfer of your
winnings fund to you.

YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H1-67/B4 (keepPersonal) Remember, your
winning must be claimed not later than (20-12-2005) After this date, funds
might be returned to the unclaimed. Furthermore,
should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Tracy Makata
THE PROMOTION DIRECTOR.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (NL)
Tel:0031-617-578-653
Email:makatatracy@winning.com

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result
to disqualification. Please do not reply to this E-mail. You are to Contact
your claims lawyers or claims agents
Email addresses below.

Barrister Vanmens Wisselink.[vanmensassociate@netscape.net]
Advocate Smith.E.Fevinn::[advocateansmithfevinn@lawyer.com]
Mr.Norman Macaay::[mrnormanmacaay@netscape.net]




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