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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: "Fair Play Lotto Centers" <Fairplay3@walla.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:32:06 -0300
Subject: Fair Play Lotto - Winning reference number is: FPNL- 914110-LC

Fair Play Lotto Centers
Andries Bickerweg 52, Den Haag,
The Netherlands
www.fairplay.nl


Winning reference number is: FPNL- 914110-LC


Fair Play Lottery was sponsored by United States Government and the United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) in her relentless effort to eradicate poverty.

This email is meant to inform you that you have won a cash prize of One
Million United States Dollars
($1,000,000.00) in the Fair Play Lottery online Charity draw held in The
Netherlands.
Your email ID won in the Charity Lottery held on the 20th of January 2006.


The five winning emails in the Fair Play Lottery online Charity Lottery
draw were selected randomly from each
country of the world through electronic draw system.

Your winning reference number is: FPNL- 914110-LC


Our accredited agent in Den Haag - The Netherlands has been advised to
immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds. Please request for winning
validation requirement from the accredited agent.

You are advised to contact the accredited agent, Dr. Laz Dion: Note: It is
important that you forward
your winning reference numbers, your winning email address, your full name
and your contact telephone numbers
to the accredited agent:

Contact Person: Dr. Laz Dion
Tel: +31-625-204-710
Email: drlaz@walla.com

Please be informed that Dr. Laz Dion will be responsible for the processing
and transfer of your winnings
file to the paying bank in the Netherlands. Note that your winning must be
claimed not later than 10th of February
2006 to enable the preparations of next month draw. SAY NO TO POVERTY.

Yours Sincerely,

Dhr. Jerome Pitma
Fair Play Lottery online Charity Lottery Coordinator.

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IMPORTANT CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail may contain confidential
information and privileged
material and it is intended only for the use of the recipient addressed. If
you are not the intended recipient of this
message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission,
dissemination, distribution, reproduction or
any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you
received this in error, please contact the
Sender, Fair Play Lottery online Charity Lottery Coordinator and delete it
from your in-box. Any disclosure, copying,
distribution or action on the contents of this e-mail is strictly
prohibited. - SAY NO TO POVERTY.


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