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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: "EURO INTERNATIONAL" <eurolottoclaim@msn.com>
Reply-To: fosteragbons@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:33:26 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION CONGRATULATIONS!!!

ATTENTION CONGRATULATIONS!!!
£UROMILLIONS
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NBM44125677 AND BATCH NO: 31/107/AY.
RE: PRIZE NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the
£UROMILLIONS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
held on Saturday 3 December 2005  as part of our mid-year bonanza. You or your company, attached to ticket number 1416-4612-750, with serial number 3187-17
drew the lucky numbers 02-10-11-28-36-47-33, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
£4,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: NBM44125677.
This is from the total prize money of £16,000,000.00 shared among the
Four (4) international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a computer Balloting system drawn form 25,000 names
from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and USA,as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
Do accept our Congratulations.Your fund is now deposited with a
security House. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope that with a
part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes
£1.1 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact the person below:
Dr Jefferson Coffman
Email: fosteragbons@yahoo.com
For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later than 10th of December, 2005.
After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Dr Jefferson Coffman
Email: fosteragbons@yahoo.com
Website : http://www.lottery.co.uk/
FEEL FREE TO VIEW YOUR WINNING ON OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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