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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: "Netwerk Lots" <lotnetwerk6@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:20:09 +0100
Subject: Annual Christmas Email Lottery Bonaza

FROM: PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
EMAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
SOEST, THE NETHERLANDS.
OUR REF: AWARD/PRIZE INFO
REFERENCE-NUMBERS: DSB/425/901/8974/SPL
BATCH-NUMBERS: SPL769/401/06 DSB
WINNING SECURITY-CODE: NLSPL/0DSB/05

Dear Winner,
We are glad to inform you of the result of Annual Christmas Email Lottery
Bonaza held on the 15th DECEMBER, 2005 and that you were one of the FIVE
LUCKY WINNERS and your e-mail address was attached to:
SERIAL-NUMBERS: 865/193/052
LUCKY-NUMBERS: 1-8-9-40-2-6-19E

which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved
for a lump sum pay of $500,000(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please be informed that all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 75,000 companies and 200,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world. It is also important to
inform you that your PRIZE MONEY has been insured and deposited with our
correspondent Bank who will later effect your payment upon meeting our
requirements, verifications, statutory obligations,validations and
satisfactory report from the appointed Claim Agent.
Please to file in for your claims,you are therefore advised to contact our
Claim's Agent as indicated below:

MR RONNY EDFORD
DSB CONSULTANCY AGENCY
Reply-Email: dsbagencynl@netscape.net
Telephone: +31 611 428 326

Due to the possibility of unscrupulous individuals filing a double claim, we
suggest that you keep this award strictly confidential until your claim has
been processed. This is part of our security protocol measures to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants/non participants.

Please do remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 28TH
DECEMBER,2005.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,if you
wish to file in for your claims,you are
therefore requested to qoute the following claims requirements to the above
reply email address:

A. Winning Security Code and Lucky-Numbers.
B. Your Full Names and Address
C. Telephone Numbers.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 16 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Annete Van Blomen


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