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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: "GLOBAL PROMO" <globalpromotion_02@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:35:06 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU WON $850,000 USD

ATTENTION:

10TH GLOBAL PROMO-ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
ALFONSTRAAT B56, 1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT,

REF: OYL /26510460037/02
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD

ATTENTION: RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the 10TH
GLOBAL PROMO-ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM, THE NETHERLANDS held on the
10th Decemember 2005. Having picked your email address by our electronic web
site visitors collators in recognition of your patronage to the Internet
services, in the final draw, your name was attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with Serial number 5073-11 drew the Lucky
Numbers3-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$850.000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO.OYL /26510460037/02. This is
from total prize money of US$80,400,000.00 shared among the Twenty-nine
international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, America and Asia
as part of international promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with a Bank in sterdam, insured in your name. 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 your account. This is part of our security protocol to
avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact our information centre at
:in_claimsagent2005@walla.com.
For due processing and emittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.

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 and thank you for being partof our
promotions program.

Sincerely,
Zack Sonnie.

THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
10TH GLOBAL PROMO-ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

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