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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: "RICHARD LIOYD" <sharonnotice5@sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:06:21 +0000
Subject: CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

GLOBAL SOFTWARE PROMOTIONS.
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
DAYZERS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
REF NO: TLOT/553724560/06
BATCH NO:51551/AIS7632/ABN
FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the GLOBAL SOFTWARE GROUP
SPONSORED LOTTERY which was held on the 14th March 2006. Your name attached
to a ticket number 025-11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the
lucky numbers 6-17-21-33-38-44 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st
category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$500,000.00(Five hundred thousand US Dollars) in cash credited to the file
reference number: TLOT/33372452560/04. This is from a total cash prize of
US$14.000,000.00 (Fourteen Million US Dollars) shared among twenty eight
(28) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account with
our paying Bank insured to your name waiting remittance into your bank
account.
Due to the privacy policy guiding this lottery promtional programme, we
advice that you keep your award from public notice until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account as
this is this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted abuse of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe
and North America as part of our international lottery program which we
conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize, you will
part-take next year in our high stakes US$1.3billion International Lottery.
To claim your Prize, please contact your claims agent
**********************************************************
MR.Phil Owens.
TEL: 0031-627-032-938.
E-mail: infodayzers2006@netscape.net
Alternative Email: infodayzers@rock.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment Process and Release Order Department for
processing and remittance of your cash to a designated account of your
choice. Remember,all winnings must be claimed not later than 30th March
2006, after this date, all unclaimed funds will be returned to the promotion
company.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standard of confidentiality, and press
anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire.
Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until
the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent
claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Helen Ince.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
E-mail: infodayzers2006@netscape.net


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