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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "LONDON TOBACCO PROMOTION" <londontobacconotifier_1800@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:21:39 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!

FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
LONDON TOBACCO LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, UK
3b Houghton Way, St James Centre,
Leicester City, L30 1RD

REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP

AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: FINAL NOTICE.

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the
LONDON TOBACCO JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS, PROGRAMS
held on the 11th January,2006.

Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket
number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 6109-17 drew the lucky
numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the lottery in the
"A" category 2006.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$300,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
This is from total prize money of US$9,000,000.00 shared among the
Thirty (30)international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from twenty five thousand names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe, North America and Asia, as part of International Promotions
Program, which is conducted annually.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and 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 as 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.We hope with a part of your prize, you
will
participate in our ear highstakes one hundred million dollars International
Lottery.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the
processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release
of your
winnings.

1. Full names.
2. Phone number.
3. Fax number.
4. Occupation.
5. Sex.
6. Age.
7. Nationality.

It is expected that you would forward this information as soon as possible
to enable us attend to your winnings. Once we confirm your information,
your payments would be processed. After you have sent down this information,
a certificate will be prepared for you. This is to be your proof of winning.

Be advised that your winnings would be paid to you in installments of
$30,000.00 {Thirty Thousand United States Dollars}. This is done because
of the amount won by you, this money would be paid to you on monthly basis
for the next 10 {Ten} months .You are advised to keep your winning numbers
secret to avoid unscrupulous elements from taking advantage of the
situation.
Once again, congratulations.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims
department by email:
****************************************************************************
Mr. Brian Robert
Fax: +(44)709 286 9330
Email:londontobaccoclaimsagent33@yahoo.com
****************************************************************************

For processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of
your choice.

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 18th
January,2006.All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please remember
to
quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this
office.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as
soon as
possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our promotions
program.

Sincerely,
Mrs Jane Littlewood
For London Tobacco lotto;

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result in
disqualification and any winner below the age of 18years is automatically
disqualified

*******************************************************************************
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH WARNS THAT SMOKERS ARE LIABLE TO DIE YOUNG.



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