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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "World Spring Day Award Winning" <website_email@virgilio.it>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:23:53 +0700
Subject: World Spring Day Lucky Winner...

World Internet Spring Day Award Winner.
11 Queen Straat 1045 hr , Den-Haag,
Netherlands.

From: Helen Van Patt
(Lottery Coordinator)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you the result of the European Spring Day Award
Lotteries,
held on the 24nd March. 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket #: 4434/2113-78 with prize # 83429/2
drew €1,000,000.00 which was first in the 2nd class of the draws. You
are to receive €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros).

Because of mix up in cash payouts, we ask that you keep your winning
information
confidential until your money (€1,000,000.00) has been fully remitted to
you by our
accredited pay-point bank.

This measure must be adhere to avoid loss of your cash prize - winners of
our cash prizes are
advised to adhere to these instructions to forestall the abuse of this
program by other participants.

It's important to note that these draws were conducted formally, and
winners are selected through
an Internet ballot system from 60,000 individual and companies e-mail
addresses the draws are
conducted around the world through our Internet based ballot system.

The promotion is sponsored and promoted by WORLD INTERNET SPRING DAY
PROGRAMM.
We congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part of it in our next
draws; the
Jackpot winning is 2,million Euros.

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 20 days.

After this date all unclaimed cash prize will be forfeited and included in
the next sweepstake.
Please, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to
quote personal
and winning numbers in all correspondence with us.

Congratulations once again from all members of Internet Web Sit Lotteries.

Thank you for being part of our promotional program.

For immediate release of your cash prize to you,
please kindly contact our Paying Bank (Laagste Heypotheekofferte Bank.
N.L., Amsterdam.)

Send them the following:
(i). Your names, (ii) Contact telephone and fax
numbers (iii) Contact Address (iv) your winning numbers (v) Quote amount
won.

Contact the paying bank with the following below:

Laagste Heypotheekofferte Bank Amsterdam, The Nederlands.
Contact person: Mrs. Christina A. Campbell,
Laagste Heypotheekofferte Bank. N.L.
Mrs. Christina A. Campbell.
Email: laagstebank1_nl@walla.com
Email: laagstebank_nl@sifymail.com
Tel: 31-622-879-017
Fax: 31-847-161-022

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Mrs. (Helen Van Patt)
(Lottery Coordinator)


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