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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: "SILVA BUSH" <silva_bush1@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:04:40 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON.

PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
BEIGLSCHE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
(ACCREDITED LICENSED AGENT)
Belliardstraat, 25-33
1040 BRUSSEL
www.belgischelotto.be

BELGIUM EMAIL LOTTERY (BE) INTERNATIONAL SWEEPTAKES.
Batch Number:57/8703/3PD
Credited file Number:EGS56/50071245/25


We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting
sweepstake held on the
13th January 2006.In which email addresses were used.
It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;

Therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.Your e-mail
address
attached to ticket number 738-13465550-7--798 with serial number
8052-79
drewlucky numbers 8-10-25-30-32-49 which consequently won in the 1st
category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of
1,000,000.00
EUROS (ONE MILLION EUROS) CONGRATULATIONS!!! .

This is from a total cash prize of ( THIRTY MILLION EUROS) shared among
the
thrity international winners in this category.CONGRATULATIONS!!!Due to
mix
up of some numbers and names. we request that you keep the entire
details of
your award strictly from public notice until the process of
transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to
your
account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.All participants
were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 50,000
company and
70,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the
world.

This promotional program takes place every year, the lottery was
promoted
and sponsored by
belgium lottery to compensate some few individuals with website and
email
addresses.

We also wish to bring to your notice of our next year premium stakes
draw
where you stand a
chance of winning up to 50.000.000 (FIFTY MILLION EUROS) We hope that
with a
part of your prize you will participate in it.Your fund is now
deposited
with in a bank under a fixed deposit bond
policy insured to you by our financial agent.To file for your claim
please
contact our financial agent, (E.U) Foriegn operations manager.

Mr Wright .G. T. Edward.
Email:Email:belgiumlotto2006@netscape.net
Tel:+32-485-561-097

Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 23rd of January
2006.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please
remember to quote your credited file number and Batch numbers in all
correspondence. Please attach your phone and fax number. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as
possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.

Sincerely yours,
Lotto Co-ordinator
Mrs.silva bush

To file for your cliams, contact your financial cliam agent on the
information below:

Mr Wright .G. T. Edward.

Email:belgiumlotto2006@netscape.net
Tel:+32-485-561-097.


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