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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: "promo lottery" <nationallotterypromo.org@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:09:32 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION.

ATTN: HONOURABLE WINNER.

NATIONAL UNION LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL WINNERS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
22 KINGSTON LINE, DAXTIN LONDON.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws of National Union Lottery programs.

The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an
advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were
sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as
one of two winners in the category "A" with the following:

Ref Number: OYL/25041238013/02.
Batch Number: 24/00319/IPD
Ticket Number: 023-0148-790-459,
You, as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of
1.500,000.00. (ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS ONLY) each
from the total payout.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be
transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory
obligations,verifications, validations and satisfactory report.

To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to
contact our licensed and accredited claims agent for category "A" winners
with the information below:
MRS JUSTINA CLAY,
Email..( mrsj_clay@yahoo.co.uk)
CLAIM AGENT,

NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days from this
notifications.. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the
next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all
correspondence.

You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket
numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be
entertained).

Anybody under the age of 18 and members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this program.
Congratulations!!!

MR ALFRED ROBERTS..



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