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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: "PREMIER LOTTERY WINNERS" <primepickagent044@msn.com>
Reply-To: linktrustcompanyagent1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:16:07 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

MEMO FROM: THE PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
PREMIER LOTTERY

Congratulations Category A prize winner! You have been selected as one
of two winners of the PREMIER LOTTERY,computer ballot draws and thus
will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of £6,500,000
(Six million five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds only). Winning
File Reference number for your prize is PLUK/2030/0181/08; ticket
number 101-OIO-77/A.

We in the PREMIER LOTTERY,is by this program,launching our model
computer balloting lottery draws,developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various
lottery programs. with funds accrued exclusively from previous draws,
payouts to all Winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record
time.

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database
of 300,000 emails and zoning all participants by their respective
continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from
which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.
To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your
prize is to been handled by your Claims Director. You are to contact
our agent by email and/or fax within a week of receiving this notice.
Please find full contact details below:

MRS MAGGI EDWARD
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
LINK TRUST FINANCE LTD
EMAIL: linktrustcompanyagent1@yahoo.co.uk.
TEL: +44- 703-194-8559
FAX: +44-87-1243-3667

Also find all other relevant winning lottery information below:
Draw Serial No: 55/849177
Batch No: 01-A223
Zonal Draw No: A1-101
Grand Draw No: 56748

You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and
numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
unscrupulous individuals.
Please direct all further correspondences and queries to your
respective category Prize Transfer handlers. Congratulations once again
from the PREMIER LOTTERY Family.

Sincerely,
THE LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
PREMIER LOTTERY,
12 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP UK
UNITED KINGDOM


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