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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: "boris campbell" <boriscampbell_231@msn.com>
Reply-To: boris_campbell_231@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:39:07 +0000
Subject: YOU JUST WON !

FROM: ALFA CONSULT BV. PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT.

DEAR FRIEND,

RESULTS FOR THIRD CATEGORY DRAWS
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the
results of the Third Category draws of ALFA CONSULT BV.
PROMOTIONS We are happy to inform you that you have
emerged a winner under the Third Category, which is
part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on
the 19th January 2006 and results are being officially
announced today 26th January 2006. Participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
40,000 names/email addresses of individuals and
companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia,Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand
as part of our International Promotions Program.
You/Your company, attached to ticket number
1811-5-742, with serial number 89-63 drew the lucky
numbers 19, 21, 25, 30, 41, 44 (22), and consequently
won in the Third Category.

You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of
US$1,500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in cash, which is the winning
payout for Third Category winners. This is from the
total prize money of US$6,000,000.00 shared among the
4 international winners in the Third category.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with ALFA CONSULT BV.
GROUP insured in your name. In your best interest and
also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind,
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 or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants
of this program.

Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin
your claims process;


MR DANIEL CAMPBELL
EMAIL : danielcampbell2004@yahoo.co.uk


For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th January 2006. After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, Find
below your reference and Batch numbers, remember to
quote these numbers in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: MCL/FLW/12-A782881207
BATCH NUMBER: 1811-TH

Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.

MR BORIS CAMPBELL.
ALFA CONSULT BV.


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